| ADRs | Adverse drug reactions |
| AEs | Adverse events |
| AMS | Antimicrobial stewardship |
| aRR | Adjusted relative risk |
| C-OPAT | Clinic-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy |
| CCI | Charlson Comorbidity Index |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| GEE | Generalised estimating equations |
| H-OPAT | Healthcare professional home-administered outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IVOST | IV-to-oral switch |
| NORS | National Outcomes Registry System |
| OPAT | Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy |
| PICC | Peripherally inserted central catheter |
| RR | Risk ratio |
| S-OPAT | Self-administered outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy |
| UHDB | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton |
| UK | United Kingdom |