Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programs for pediatric patients: a systematic review

Pablo Ciudad-Gutiérrez; Paloma Suárez-Casillas; L Herrera-Hidalgo; Marta Mejias-Trueba; María José Muñoz-Vilches; Olaf Neth; M Moleón-Ruiz; Flora López-González; María Victoria Gil-Navarro; Ana Belén Guisado-Gil

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108554

March 1, 2026International Journal of Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programs for pediatric patients: a systematic review

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The aim is to analyze and synthesize existing pediatric outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programs.
Performed a systematic review of current literature on OPAT for pediatric patients.
Evaluated various models of OPAT implementation.
Focused on home-based therapy applications.
Home-based therapy is identified as the most widely used OPAT model.
Programs vary in structure and implementation across different healthcare settings.

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A systematic review examines OPAT models in pediatrics, highlighting home-based therapy as the most common approach.

Abstract

This review provides the most comprehensive synthesis of pediatric OPAT programs. Home-based therapy appears to be the most widely implemented OPAT model.

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Ciudad-Gutiérrez et al. (2026) studied this question.

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