Supervised self-administration of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: a report from a large tertiary hospital in Australia

Highlights • We retrospectively reviewed all patients treated at the Princess Alexandra Hospital over a 1-year period through the outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) service. • There was a higher proportion of male patients than female patients treated through our OPAT service; the media...

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Published in:International journal of infectious diseases 2015-01, Vol.30 (C), p.161-165
Main Authors: Subedi, S, Looke, D.F.M, McDougall, D.A, Sehu, M.M, Playford, E.G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Intravenous
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ambulatory Care
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Arthritis, Infectious - drug therapy
Arthritis, Infectious - epidemiology
Bone Diseases, Infectious - drug therapy
Bone Diseases, Infectious - epidemiology
Endocarditis - drug therapy
Endocarditis - epidemiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial - epidemiology
Female
Home infusion therapy
Home intravenous antibiotic therapy
Hospital in the home (HITH)
Humans
Infection - drug therapy
Infection - epidemiology
Infectious Disease
Male
Middle Aged
OPAT
Program Evaluation
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Queensland
Retrospective Studies
Self Administration
Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy
Tertiary Care Centers
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • We retrospectively reviewed all patients treated at the Princess Alexandra Hospital over a 1-year period through the outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) service. • There was a higher proportion of male patients than female patients treated through our OPAT service; the median patient age was 55 years. • Bone and joint infections were the most commonly treated infections and Staphylococcus aureus was the most commonly treated organism. • Antibiotic prescribing in our study was concordant with hospital prescribing guidelines. • Overall, the cure rate was excellent and adverse events minimal.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2014.11.021