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Table 2 Culture results and local antibiotics used

From: Antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer as definitive management for osteomyelitis

Cases

Microorganism

Local antibiotics/40 g cement

1

Staphylococcus aureus

1 g vancomycin

2

Enterobacter cloacae, Enterococcus avium

1 g vancomycin/1 g imipenem

3

Escherichia coli

1 g imipenem

4

-

1 g vancomycin/1 g gentamycin

5

Staphylococcus aureus

1 g vancomycin

6

Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1 g vancomycin/1 g imipenem

7

Acinetobacter baumannii

1 g imipenem

8

Staphylococcus epidermidis

1 g vancomycin