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Indications for outpatient intravenous antibiotics: each respondent was asked to choose the three most common indications of outpatient antibiotics
| Indication | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| SSTI | 14 | 48 |
| OM | 13 | 45 |
| Pneumonia/RTI | 10 | 34 |
| UTI | 8 | 28 |
| IE | 6 | 21 |
| Prosthetic joint infection | 5 | 17 |
| Central nervous system infection | 1 | 3 |
| Intra-abdominal infection | 0 | 0 |
| Lyme | 0 | 0 |
SSTI=skin and soft tissue infection, OM=osteomyelitis, RTI= respiratory tract infection, UTI=urinary tract infection, IE=infective endocarditis
