A National Survey of Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Practices.

Louise E VazKimberly K FelderJason G NewlandAdam L HershNipunie S RajapakseZachary I WillisRitu BanerjeeJeffrey S GerberHayden T SchwenkMarie E Wang

Published in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2022)

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.

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