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Table 3 Details of clinical data in 15 cases

From: Debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention combined with direct intra-articular antibiotic infusion in patients with acute hematogenous periprosthetic joint infection of the knee

 

Duration of intraarticular antibiotics

Culture

Intravenous antibiotics

Intravenous antibiotic duration (Days)

Oral antibiotics

Oral antibiotic duration (Days)

Time to normal serum CRP (Days)

Follow up time (Months)

Case 1

21

Negative

Fosfomycin

30

Amoxicillin and Clavulanate

30

37

99

Case 2

21

Negative

Fosfomycin

34

Ciprofloxacin

90

312

125

Case 3

20

Streptococcus gr. A

Penicillin G and Clindamycin

45

Cefdinir

120

111

133

Case 4

20

Streptococcus gr. A

Penicillin G and Clindamycin

45

Cefdinir

120

111

133

Case 5

13

Streptococcus gr. B

Fosfomycin

45

Amoxicillin and Clavulanate

90

113

110

Case 6

20

Negative

Cefazolin

5

Amoxicillin and Clavulanate

180

29

70

Case 7

14

Negative

Cefazolin

45

Cephalexin

30

35

117

Case 8

15

Negative

Cefazolin

45

Cephalexin

30

35

117

Case 9

24

Negative

Cefazolin

38

Amoxicillin and Clavulanate

90

26

65

Case 10

7

Negative

Ciprofloxacin

24

Ciprofloxacin

30

35

62

Case 11

14

Negative

Cefazolin

14

Amoxicillin and Clavulanate

60

34

65

Case 12

12

MRSA

Vancomycin

45

Cephalexin

60

28

72

Case 13

19

MRSA

Vancomycin

45

Fucidin

60

107

72

Case 14

21

Negative

Cefazolin

14

Amoxicillin and Clavulanate

60

35

103

Case 15

21

Negative

Cefazolin

14

Amoxicillin and Clavulanate

60

23

56

  1. MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus