Table 3 Visit schedule

Informed consent

X

Check in/exclusion criteria

X

Randomization

X

Demographic data

X

Medical history

X

Charlson score

X

Pitt bacteremia score

X

Current medication

X

X

X

X

Infective focus

X

Clinical data

Physical examination

X

X

Vital signs

X

X

Outcome assessment

SAB-related complications

X

X

Length of stay (in days)

X

X

90-day mortality

X

Safety

Adverse events

X

X

X

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

X

X

X

Complications of iv therapy

X

X

X

Laboratory data

The following routine laboratory results are documented once from day −3 to 1, if available: Hemoglobin, red and white blood cell count, platelet count, serum sodium, serum potassium, serum creatinine, liver function tests, creatine phosphokinase, C-reactive protein, blood culture

X

Pregnancy test in premenopausal women

X