Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind: Caring for Patients Receiving OPAT During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Open Access
- 1 August 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 7 (8), ofaa309
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa309
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.Funding Information
- Mayo Clinic Midwest Pharmacy Research
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