Factors associated with successful completion of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in an area with a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria: 30-day hospital admission and mortality rates

Thais Cristina Garbelini Salles, Santiago Grau Cerrato, Tatiana Fiscina Santana and Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: Objectives: To identify factors associated with hospital admission and mortality within the first 30 days after enrolment in an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program, also analysing adequacy of the treatment regimen and clinical outcomes. Patients and methods: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted between October 2016 and June 2017 in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Variables related to hospital admission and mortality were subjected to bivariate analysis, and those with a P

Date: 2020
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