Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center.
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McDonough, M; Yarrington, M; Funaro, J; Shroba, J; Dicks, K
Published in: Open Forum Infect Dis
March 2026
Our infectious diseases (ID) clinic began a clinic-initiated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (CI-OPAT) program to avoid unnecessary emergency department visits or inpatient admissions. In this single-center retrospective case series, we describe the treatment of 59 outpatients with CI-OPAT with low rates of complications. These findings suggest that CI-OPAT programs can be safe and effective.
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Open Forum Infect Dis
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ISSN
2328-8957
Publication Date
March 2026
Volume
13
Issue
3
Start / End Page
ofag105
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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McDonough, M., Yarrington, M., Funaro, J., Shroba, J., & Dicks, K. (2026). Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center. Open Forum Infect Dis, 13(3), ofag105. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag105
McDonough, Molly, Michael Yarrington, Jason Funaro, Jenny Shroba, and Kristen Dicks. “Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center.” Open Forum Infect Dis 13, no. 3 (March 2026): ofag105. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag105.
McDonough M, Yarrington M, Funaro J, Shroba J, Dicks K. Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Mar;13(3):ofag105.
McDonough, Molly, et al. “Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center.” Open Forum Infect Dis, vol. 13, no. 3, Mar. 2026, p. ofag105. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/ofid/ofag105.
McDonough M, Yarrington M, Funaro J, Shroba J, Dicks K. Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Mar;13(3):ofag105.
Published In
Open Forum Infect Dis
DOI
ISSN
2328-8957
Publication Date
March 2026
Volume
13
Issue
3
Start / End Page
ofag105
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences