Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) can be used in pediatric patients with a number of conditions. Antibiotic therapy can prevent progression or allow for early discharge.
Patient: pediatric
Conditions where p-OPAT can avoid admission or permit early discharge:
(1) febrile infant from 1 to 3 months of age
(2) pyelonephritis
(3) sinusitis
(4) chronic otitis media
(5) cellulitis
(6) lymphadenitis
Conditions where p-OPAT permits early discharge:
(1) septicemia
(2) central line infection
(3) infective endocarditis
(4) pneumonia with or without empyema
(5) meningitis
(6) brain abscess
(7) subdural empyema
(8) appendicitis
(9) intra-abdominal abscess
(10) mastoiditis
(11) septic arthritis or osteomyelitis
(12) pyomyositis
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