Rate of broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse in patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT)

Broad-spectrum antibiotics with once-daily dosing are often chosen for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) due to convenience even when narrower-spectrum antibiotics are appropriate. At our institution, up to 50% of select broad-spectrum OPAT regimens had potential to be narrowed, highli...

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Published in:	Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE Vol. 1; no. 1; p. e36
Main Authors:	Brenon, Jessa R., Shulder, Stephanie E., Munsiff, Sonal S., Burgoyne, Colleen M., Nagel, Angela K., Pillinger, Kelly E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01-01-2021
Subjects:	Antibiotics Concise Communication Disease prevention Infections Intravenous therapy Patients Penicillin
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Summary:	Broad-spectrum antibiotics with once-daily dosing are often chosen for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) due to convenience even when narrower-spectrum antibiotics are appropriate. At our institution, up to 50% of select broad-spectrum OPAT regimens had potential to be narrowed, highlighting the need to re-evaluate regimens for de-escalation prior to discharge.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: Portions of this work were presented in an abstract and as a poster at IDWeek, 2020, October 21–25, 2020, held virtually.
ISSN:	2732-494X 2732-494X
DOI:	10.1017/ash.2021.204