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Risk factors for failure of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in infective endocarditis

C.J. Duncan, David Barr, Antonia Ho, Emma Sharp, L. Semple, R.A. Seaton

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2013 · 59 citations · 10 references

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These data caution against selecting patients with endocarditis for OPAT in the presence of cardiac or renal failure and suggest teicoplanin therapy may be associated with suboptimal OPAT outcomes. Alternative regimens to teicoplanin in the OPAT setting should be further investigated.

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