Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease that is imported by travellers returning to the UK. Given the prolonged therapy required, outpatient treatment has been proven to be cost-effective and safe. We describe cases of leishmaniasis treated through outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) over a 13-y period (March 2006-September 2018) at a large teaching hospital. A total of 26 episodes of leishmaniasis were treated successfully, with a mean saving of 14.2bed-days/episode. Sodium stibogluconate was the most used antileishmanial (92%). Treatment of chronic infections via OPAT is now commonplace and this approach may be considered for other imported infectious diseases.
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