Inappropriateness of intravenous antibiotic prescriptions at hospital discharge at a tertiary care hospital in Thailand

• Main Authors: Tuanjai Mahatumarat, Napaporn Pinmanee, Wichchulada Injai, Romanee Chaiwarith
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85077552141&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/68002
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2019 Mahatumarat et al. Background: Intravenous antibiotics, either as outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) or transition of care to community-based management, is a common practice in tertiary care hospitals to minimize hospital stays. However, infectious disease consultation was no...