Table 1

Demographics of participants and children receiving OPAT

ID number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Participants	Mother, child	Mother	Mother, father	Mother	Mother, father	Mother	Mother	Mother	Mother	Mother
Child’s gender	F	F	M	M	M	M	F	M	F	M
Child’s age	15 years	4 years	6 months	6 years	4 years	7 years	3 years	8 years	4 years	5 weeks
Reason for OPAT	Perforated appendix	Chest infection	Sepsis	Pneumonia	Meningitis	Occular cellulitis	Chest infection	Occular cellulitis	Pneumonia	E.Coli septicaemia
Associated condition	None	CHCN	Mother Strep B+ve	ALL	None	CHCN	Recurring chest infections	None	Varicella	None
Days on OPAT	7	21	1	3	4	2	14	14	7	10
Prior OPAT experience	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; CHCN, complex healthcare needs; OPAT, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.