Updated good practice recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in adults and children in the UK. Issue 2 (26th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chapman, Ann L N; Patel, Sanjay; Horner, Carolyne; Green, Helen; Guleri, Achyut; Hedderwick, Sara; Snape, Susan; Statham, Julie; Wilson, Elizabeth; Gilchrist, Mark; Seaton, R Andrew
• Is Part Of: JAC-antimicrobial resistance. Volume 1:Issue 2(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-08-26
• Subjects: Anti-infective agents -- Periodicals; Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlz026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2632-1823

Abstract

Abstract: UK good practice recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) were published in 2012 and 2015 for adult and paediatric patients, respectively. Here we update the initial good practice recommendations in a combined document based on a further review of the OPAT literature and an extensive consultation process. As with the previous good practice recommendations, these updated recommendations are intended to provide pragmatic guidance for new and established OPAT services across a range of settings and to act as a set of quality indicators for service evaluation and quality improvement.