Taking the route less traveled: on the way to COpAT

Antimicrobial therapy is an essential practice within medicine. Over the last 4 years, complex outpatient antimicrobial therapy (COpAT) with oral antimicrobials has become a rapidly developing area of practice and is non-inferior to outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in certain infec...

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Published in:Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease 2023-01, Vol.10
Main Authors: Pertzborn, Margaret, Rivera, Christina G., Tai, Don Bambino Geno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Intravenous therapy
Oral administration
Outpatient care facilities
Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
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Summary:Antimicrobial therapy is an essential practice within medicine. Over the last 4 years, complex outpatient antimicrobial therapy (COpAT) with oral antimicrobials has become a rapidly developing area of practice and is non-inferior to outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in certain infectious syndromes. Currently, the available literature does not describe the implementation of oral antimicrobials within the current outpatient antimicrobial therapy process. Throughout this article, the authors present a review of current literature, a proposed definition of COpAT and offer methods readers can utilize to implement an integrated COpAT/OPAT program with oral antimicrobial-specific monitoring within their current practice.
ISSN:2049-9361
2049-937X
DOI:10.1177/20499361231192771