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Characteristics of focus group participants
| Focus group participants (n=16) | |
| Male (%) | 11 (69) |
| Mean age (range) | 68 (47–85) |
| Hospital type | |
| University (%) | 5 (31) |
| Teaching (%) | 5 (31) |
| Tertiary centre (%) | 6 (38) |
| Focus of infection | |
| Joint prosthesis | 8 (50) |
| Urinary tract | 1 (6) |
| Vascular prosthesis | 5 (31) |
| Endocarditis | 2 (13) |
| Treatment duration | |
| 0–2 weeks | 2 (13) |
| 2–6 weeks | 4 (25) |
| 6–12 weeks | 4 (25) |
| >12 weeks | 6 (38) |
