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Average duration and total number of treatment episodes in OPAT for six categories of infection
| Condition | Average duration (days) | Total no | Source |
| SSTI | 6.4 | 7371 | NORS 2015–19 (UK)3 |
| Complex UTI | 7.0 | 1896 | |
| Bone-Joint | 27.8 | 5355 | |
| Diabetic foot | 28.3 | 1797 | |
| Bronchiectasis | 11.0 | 4096 | |
| Intra-abdominal | 22.2 | 1117 |
NORS, national outcomes registry system; OPAT, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy; SSTI, skin and soft-tissue infections; UTI, urinary tract infections.
