Rate of broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse in patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT).
Jessa R BrenonStephanie E ShulderSonal S MunsiffColleen M BurgoyneAngela K NagelKelly E PillingerPublished in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2021)
Broad-spectrum antibiotics with once-daily dosing are often chosen for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) due to convenience even when narrower-spectrum antibiotics are appropriate. At our institution, up to 50% of select broad-spectrum OPAT regimens had potential to be narrowed, highlighting the need to re-evaluate regimens for de-escalation prior to discharge.