title: Outpatient parenteral therapy. Management of serious infections. Part I: Medical, socioeconomic, and legal issues. Selecting the patient.
abstract: Careful patient selection is vital to the success of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. As more experience has been gained, criteria for acceptance have expanded. Up to 50% of patients now originate from physicians' offices and other nonhospital settings. Currently, medical stability, insurance coverage, and availability of experienced personnel are the major selection criteria.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University, Boston.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017028:Caregivers; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007348:Insurance, Health; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014600:Utilization Review
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents