Title
A National Survey of Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Practices.
Year of Publication
2021
Author
Date Published
2021 Dec 23
ISSN Number
2048-7207
Abstract
<p>We conducted a national survey of pediatric infectious diseases (ID) clinicians on outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) practices and post-discharge ID follow-up. Only 15% of sites required ID consultation for all OPAT. ID division resources for post-discharge care varied. Opportunities exist to increase ID involvement in post-discharge management of serious infections.</p>
DOI
10.1093/jpids/piab127
Alternate Title
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
PMID
34939654