Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of 212 included patients [16].

Characteristic	Number (%) except where indicated
Male	125 (59.0)
Age (median)	51 years (IQR 39–60)
Any risk factor - Diabetes - Hazardous alcohol use - Chronic renal disease - Chronic lung disease - Malignancy - Immunosuppressive therapy - Rheumatic heart disease or congestive cardiac failure - Kava use - Other	193 (91.0) 105 (49.5) 98 (46.2) 31 (14.6) 61 (28.8) 20 (9.4) 21 (9.9) 20 (9.4) 4 (1.9) 12 (5.7)
Antibiotic duration determining focus     - Skin    - Bacteremia no focus    - Pneumonia    - Deep-seated collection    - Osteomyelitis    - Central nervous system infection    - Arterial infection	28 (13.2) 13 (6.1) 97 (45.8) 53(25.0) 18 (8.5) 2 (1.0) 1 (0.5)
Duration of intravenous antibiotics post last culture positive drain (median)	28 (IQR 15–32) days
ICU admission	46 (21.7)
Duration of hospital admission (median)	18 (IQR 8–36) days
Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy admission	154 (72.6)
Duration of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy admission (median)	20 (IQR 13–26) days
Readmission during outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy	32/154 (20.8%)
Self-discharge	23 (10.8)