Abstract:Background
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic dramatically affected the delivery of healthcare. Patients discharged on outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) require clinic follow-up and laboratory monitoring which is a logistical challenge to standardize across discharge locations. We sought to investigate how COVID-19 impacted patients discharged with OPAT at an academic medical center. Primary objectives included 30-day readmission rates and ID clinic follow-up befor… Show more
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