Table 1

Number of patient episodes of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for different infections

Type of infection	No. n=251	%	Diagnosis	No.	%
Skin and soft tissue	58	23.1	Cellulitis—limbs/trunk/face	23	9.2
			Lymphadenitis	6	2.4
			Skin abscess	4	1.6
			CVC site infection	4	1.6
			Deep surgical-site infection	4	1.6
			Superficial surgical-site infection	3	1.2
			Periorbital cellulitis	3	1.2
			Orbital cellulitis	2	0.8
			Skin and soft tissue—other	9	3.6
Respiratory	56	22.3	Cystic fibrosis exacerbation	43	17.1
			Lower respiratory tract infection	7	2.8
			Non-CF bronchiectasis exacerbation	3	1.2
			Pharyngitis/tonsillitis	3	1.2
Bloodstream*	44	17.5	CLABSI	29	11.6
			Gram-positive bacteria	18	7.2
			Gram-negative bacteria	10	4.0
			Mycobacteria	1	0.4
			Bacteraemia	15	6.0
			Gram-positive bacteria	2	0.8
			Gram-negative bacteria	7	2.8
			Suspected	6	2.4
Musculoskeletal	39	15.5	Acute osteomyelitis	20	8.0
			Septic arthritis	7	2.8
			Chronic osteomyelitis	6	2.4
			Discitis	4	1.6
			Pyomyositis	2	0.8
Genitourinary	30	12.0	Urinary tract infection	30	12.0
CNS	21	8.4	Meningitis	19	7.6
CNS	21	8.4	Cerebral abscess	2	0.8
Cardiac	2	0.8	Endocarditis	2	0.8
Abdominopelvic	1	0.4	Ascending cholangitis	1	0.4

*Twenty-six of the bloodstream infections were in immunocompromised patients.
CLABSI, central line-associated bloodstream infection; CVC, central venous catheter.