Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Vancomycin Continuous Infusion in Patients Treated at Home in an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Program

Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Vancomycin Continuous Infusion in Patients Treated at Home in an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Program

Vancomycin is commonly used in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) of Gram-positive infections. Therapeutic drug monitoring and adverse event monitoring pose a challenge. Outcome data of vancomycin in OPAT (vOPAT) are limited. The study aim was to report the safety and efficacy of a s...

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Main Authors: Lore Thijs, Charlotte Quintens, Lotte Vander Elst, Paul De Munter, Melissa Depypere, Willem-Jan Metsemakers, Georges Vles, Astrid Liesenborghs, Jens Neefs, Willy E. Peetermans, Isabel Spriet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
OPAT at home
vancomycin
continuous infusion
elastomeric pump
therapeutic drug monitoring
adverse event monitoring
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/11/5/702

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