A bundle of the top 10 OPAT publications in 2024

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Lindsey M. Childs-Kean, Sara F Azimi, Alison M Beieler, Laila M Castellino, Sara C. Keller, Margaret Pertzborn, Alexandra V. Yamshchikov, Leah Hampson Yoke, Kathleen Young, Monica V. Golik Mahoney
DOI: 10.1017/ash.2025.10281
Cited by: 1
References: 25

Abstract

Objective: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a mainstay of clinical infectious diseases practice, and OPAT-related publications continue to be prominent in journals. The objective of this article is to summarize ten clinically important OPAT-related publications from 2024. Design: Narrative review. Methods: Eighty-one articles were found in a literature search, and 56 met inclusion criteria. A survey containing 25 articles was sent to an email listserv of clinicians with OPAT experience. Results: This article summarizes the top 10 OPAT articles published in 2024, based on those survey results. Conclusions: Common themes from the top 10 OPAT articles published in 2024 included OPAT clinician workload, patient perspectives of OPAT, tools for OPAT work, and dalbavancin use.

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Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Antibiotic Use and Resistance Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

Publication details

Journal / source
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
e20–e20
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN