Table 4

Patients studied – site of infection

Site of infection
Total no. of patients in this category
Number of patients suitable for switch to oral therapy (% of patients with this site of infection)
Number of patients suitable for switch to oral therapy and early discharge (% of patients with this site of infection)

Blood
40
8 (20%)
3 (8%)
Sputum
40
2 (5%)
2 (5%)
Skin/Soft tissue
118
77 (65%)
54 (46%)
Other
13
6 (46%)
3 (23%)

Total
211
93
62

Desai et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:94   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-94