Implementation of a consensus protocol for antibiotic use for bone and joint infection to reduce unnecessary outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: A quality improvement initiative

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to decrease the use of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for patients admitted for bone and joint infections (BJIs) by applying a consensus protocol to suggest oral antibiotics for BJI. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental before-and-after study. SETTING: Inpatient setti...

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Autores principales: Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Mosher, Hilary J., Heintz, Brett H., Livorsi, Daniel J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9614991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36310771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.250

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9614991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36310771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.250

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