Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in a Belgian setting: a single-center pilot study.
BACKGROUND: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) was not used in Belgium before 2013, except for patients with cystic fibrosis. Thus, we have performed a pilot study to evaluate clinical characteristics and outcomes of patient receiving OPAT in a Belgian setting. METHODS: The study was a prospective observational single-center study of patients receiving OPAT between 1 September 2013 and 31 December, 2017. RESULTS: We included 218 OPATs. The median age was 58 years and 71% were men. At the end of the treatment, 92% of the patients on OPAT were cured. Risk factors for treatment failu... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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Taylor & Francis
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Schlagwörter: | Belgium / Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) / multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria / parenteral antibiotic / peripherally inserted central catheter |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27305453 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/224026 |