Predictors of adverse safety events and unscheduled care among an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) patient cohort.

Kaylyn N BillmeyerJennifer K RossElizabeth B HirschMichael D EvansSusan E KlineAlison L Galdys

Published in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2023)

Adverse safety events and OPAT-related unscheduled care occurred often in our cohort. A structured OPAT program that includes ID pharmacist antibiotic reconciliation may reduce rates of ADEs.

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