Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. Management of serious infections. Part II: Amenable infections and models for delivery. Osteomyelitis.

Osteomyelitis is one of the most common and well-established indications for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. Because patients are usually otherwise healthy and therapy is prolonged (four to six weeks), this infection is especially suited to outpatient management. While most gram-negative infections in adults can be treated with an oral quinolone, others usually require IV therapy.