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- Title
Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind: Caring for Patients Receiving OPAT During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.
- Authors
Rivera, Christina G; Mahoney, Monica V; Stevens, Ryan W; Saleh, Omar Abu
- Abstract
In an effort to "flatten the curve" of SARS-CoV-2, society is urged to practice social distancing. However, the management of other disease states may require some patients to undergo outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). Practical considerations for OPAT management during an infectious pandemic are reviewed. These include shortening durations of therapy, utilizing the oral route, avoiding medications requiring therapeutic drug monitoring, selecting antimicrobials with long durations, decreasing frequency of laboratory blood draws, and performing tele-health visits.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2; DRUG monitoring; SOCIAL distancing; PANDEMICS; TREATMENT duration
- Publication
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 7, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
2328-8957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofaa309