Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for orthopedic infections – a successful public healthcare experience in Brazil

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for orthopedic infections – a successful public healthcare experience in Brazil

Treatment of orthopedic infections usually requires prolonged antimicrobial therapy, ranging from 14 days up to 6 months. Nowadays, rising levels of antimicrobial resistance demands parenteral therapy for many patients. Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a modality that allows tre...

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Main Authors: Priscila Rosalba Oliveira, Cassia da Silva Felix, Vladimir Cordeiro de Carvalho, Arlete Mazzini Giovani, Rosangela Suarti dos Reis, Marisa Beraldo, Edmir Peralta Albuquerque, Walter Cintra Ferreira, Junior, Jorge dos Santos Silva, Ana Lucia Lei Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016300526

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