Table 2.

Patients with endocarditis eligible for partial oral antibiotic treatment

Criterion	Patients (n = 38)
No fevera and CRP levels <25% of peak levelb (n)	19
No fevera and CRP <20 mg/L and leukocytes <15 × 109/L (n)	19
Days after starting intravenous treatment (n (%))
– 10–13 days	18 (47.3)
– 14–20 days	8 (21.1)
– 21–27 days	9 (23.7)
– 28–33 days	3 (7.9)

CRP C-reactive protein

^aTemperature <38 °C for at least 2 days

^bPeak level is CRP level at day of admission