Table 1.
Demographics of patients referred for OPAT in 2015 (personal communication)
| Number of patients | 147 |
| Number of OPAT episodes | 3790 |
| Diagnosis | |
| Skin and soft tissue infection | 45 |
| Spinal abscess/discitis | 35 |
| Joint infection | 24 |
| Osteomyelitis | 19 |
| Bronchiectasis | 16 |
| Lyme disease | 7 |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Administered in clinic | 76 |
| Administered in community hospital | 36 |
| Administered by self | 35 |
| Duration of treatment (days) | |
| 0–7 | 39 |
| 8–14 | 26 |
| 15–21 | 15 |
| 22–28 | 17 |
| ≥28 | 50 |
OPAT, outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy.