Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in pediatrics: the role of antimicrobial stewardship.

ABSTRACT: This study characterized outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) orders and associated antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) pharmacist recommendations made in a freestanding children's hospital. Recommendations occurred in over 50% of orders, indicating an opportunity for the review of OPAT by ASP pharmacists.

SUBMITTER: Trisno DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11574587 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature