Table 1.
Categorization of Infections Treated with outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT)
| Category Title | Diagnoses Included Within Category |
|---|---|
| Osteomyelitis | Osteomyelitis, appendicular, long bone, rib, thumb, calcaneus, foot, toes, sternoclavicular, vertebral, skull, pelvic, mandibular |
| Discitis | |
| Bacteremia | Neutropenic fevers |
| Central-line–associated bloodstream infection | |
| Skin and soft-tissue infection | Cellulitis/Skin abscess |
| Pressure injuries | |
| Mastitis/Breast abscess | |
| Surgical site infections | |
| Infected hematoma | |
| Tenosynovitis | |
| Septic thrombophlebitis | |
| Myositis | |
| Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) | |
| Septic arthritis | |
| Pleural pulmonary infection | Pneumonia |
| Empyema | |
| Pleural effusion | |
| Invasive aspergillosis | |
| Pulmonary sarcoid with positive culture | |
| Pulmonary septic emboli | |
| Endocarditis/Endovascular infection | Vascular graft infections |
| Complicated urinary tract infection (UTI) | Pyelonephritis |
| Prostate abscess | |
| Catheter-associated UTI | |
| Central nervous system (CNS) infections | Brain abscess |
| Meningitis | |
| Neurosyphilis | |
| Cardiac device infection | Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infection |
| Pacemaker infections | |
| Orofacial space infections | Masticator space abscess |
| Dental abscess | |
| Submental abscess | |
| Ludwig’s angina | |
| Device infection | Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) infection |
| Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infection | |
| Deep brain stimulator (DBS) infection | |
| Baclofen pump infection | |
| Spinal cord stimulator infection | |
| Fungemia | |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection | |
| Other | Disseminated histoplasmosis |
| Mediastinal mass | |
| Pericarditis/Myocarditis/Mediastinitis |