Open AccessIntravenous catheter-related adverse events exceed drug-related adverse events in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
Author(s) -
Jonathan Underwood,
Michael Marks,
Steve Collins,
Sarah Logan,
Gabriele Pollara
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dky474
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial , adverse effect , intensive care medicine , antimicrobial drug , catheter , drug , pharmacotherapy , pharmacology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Drug-related adverse events (AEs) are reported to be common amongst patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). However, comparative data regarding intravenous (iv) catheter-related AEs are lacking.
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