Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Infections With Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 98 (6) , 590-595
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000145300.28736.bb
Abstract
Objectives: As increasing numbers of patients are being treated with outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), it becomes ever more important to ascertain the risks and benefits of such treatment for patients. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 1,515 patients with methicillin-sensitiveStaphylococcus aureus infections who were treated with outpatient parenteral...Keywords
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