Table 2.
STOP OUD excluded subject characteristics.
| Pt # | Reason excluded | Organism | Infection | Substance use history | Language | Gender | Race | SO | GI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homeless, left against medical advice | MRSA | Bacteremia | Heroin | English | Male | Black | NA | NA |
| 2 | Out of state insurance not covering OPAT | MRSA | Bacteremia, lower extremity cellulitis | Heroin | English | Female | Caucasian | Straight | Cisgender |
| 3 | Left against medical advice | MRSA | Bacteremia, empyema | Heroin | English | Male | Caucasian | NA | NA |
| 4 | Missed OPAT, readmitted | MRSA | Bacteremia | Heroin | English | Female | Caucasian | Lesbian | Cisgender |
| 5 | Left against medical advice | Staph epi and propioni-bacterium | Osteomyelitis shoulder | Heroin | English | Male | Caucasian | NA | NA |
| 6 | Left against medical advice | Polymicrobial | Osteomyelitis | Heroin | English | Male | Black | NA | NA |
| 7 | Left against medical advice | MSSA | Endocarditis | Heroin | English | Female | Caucasian | NA | NA |
| 8 | Left against medical advice | MSSA | Endocarditis | Heroin | English | Female | Caucasian | Straight | Cisgender |
| 9 | Left against medical advice | Strep mitis | Endocarditis | Heroin | English | Male | None | Straight | Cisgender |
MRSA = methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA = methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, OPAT = outpatient antibiotic therapy.