Original Article

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for Infections With Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

Objectives: As increasing numbers of patients are being treated with outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), it becomes ever more important to ascertain the risks and benefits of such treatment for patients. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 1,515 patients with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infections who were treated with outpatient…