title: Antibiotic Classification and Indication Review for the Infusion Nurse.
abstract: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has become an increasingly common practice for the treatment of infections. The infusion nurse plays a vital role in administering, monitoring, and educating patients about parenteral antibiotics, while bridging communication between the patient and OPAT team. It is important for the infusion nurse to know common indications, adverse effects, monitoring parameters, and the mechanism of action for antibiotics used in OPAT to provide optimal patient care. This review includes those antibiotics, which are frequently administered or recently approved with a high likelihood of being used in OPAT.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Sciences Department, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa. Kelly M. Percival, PharmD, BCPS, is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and a clinical pharmacist in infectious disease at Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines in Des Moines, Iowa.
authors.forename: Kelly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Percival
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D013041:Specialties, Nursing
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents