Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2024)

The OPAT opportunity for beta-lactam individualization

  • Lindsey M. Childs-Kean,
  • Christina G. Rivera,
  • Veena Venugopalan,
  • Madelyn J. Johnson,
  • Erin F. Barreto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.367
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4

Abstract

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Beta-lactam therapeutic drug monitoring has been growing in prevalence in the acute care hospital setting. Expansion of its use to outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy requires careful consideration of potential logistical and therapeutic barriers.