"Impact of mandatory inpatient infectious disease consultation on outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy." by Richard Brown, MD

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Impact of mandatory inpatient infectious disease consultation on outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy.

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Richard Brown, MD, Baystate Health
William Loomis, Baystate Health

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Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

8-1-2005

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) has had an important impact on infections historically requiring prolonged intravenous antibiotic treatment. Within the past decade, new antibiotics with oral/intravenous bioequivalence, plus rec

Publication ISSN

1086-8089

Citation Information

Am J Med Sci 2005 Aug;330(2):60-4.