Indications for outpatient treatment with parenteral antibiotics in children

Ron Dagan

doi:10.1016/0924-8579(94)00050-5

Indications for outpatient treatment with parenteral antibiotics in children

Ron Dagan

The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology

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Abstract

Serious infections in children can be treated using outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) which is cheaper and less disruptive than hospitalization. Responsible and well-informed parents are the key to success of OPAT in children, and medical centres should provide suitable follow-up procedures. Ceftriaxone is the key drug for various OPAT programmes due to its high therapeutic index, lack of toxicity, once-daily administration and good intramuscular bioavailablity. However, in some infections other drugs are needed. Such parenteral drugs can be used to stabilize the patient before switching to oral drugs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-26
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0924-8579(94)00050-5
State	Published - 1 Jan 1995

Keywords

Ceftriaxone
Children
Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT)
Parents

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Pharmacology (medical)

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