Hazards from physical attributes of the home environment among patients on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) requires that patients and their caregivers administer antimicrobial medications in the home via venous catheters. Hazards from physical attributes of the home environment may impede safe performance of OPAT tasks.

Keller SC, Cosgrove SE, Kohut M, Chang H, Williams D, Gurses AP, Hazards from physical attributes of the home environment among patients on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, 47, 4, 425-430, April 2019. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2018.09.020