Table 1.
Clinical findings of the patients studied
| Case | Age (years) | Sex | Duration (days) | Initial diagnosis | Temp (°C) | WBC (/ml) | ESR (mm/h) | CRP (mg/l) | Organism | Surgery | Antibiotics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.6 | F | 10 | Septic arthr. hip | 38.1 | 15.2 | 70 | 3.5 | S. aureus | N | Cloxacillin |
| 2 | 10.8 | M | 5 | Septic arthr. hip | 38.7 | 16.8 | 32 | 1.1 | S. aureus | N | Cloxacillin |
| 3 | 12.4 | M | 5 | Trochanteric pain | 38.5 | 13.4 | 78 | 18 | Neg | Y | Cloxacillin |
| 4 | 5.2 | F | 7 | Invasive g/e | 39.3 | 18.7 | 32 | 9.8 | B. fragilis | Y | Clindamycin |
| 5 | 15.3 | F | 15 | Sacroiliitis | 39 | 12.7 | 110 | 6.2 | S. aureus | Y | Tobramycin |
| 6 | 5.4 | F | 8 | Sacroiliitis | 39.8 | 14 | 65 | 25 | S. aureus | Y | Amoxicillin |
| 7 | 16.0 | M | 5 | Crohn disease | 37.8 | 24.5 | 58 | 6.5 | Neg | Y | Meropenem |
| 8 | 12.4 | M | 10 | Septic arthr. hip | 37.8 | 20.8 | 45 | 1.3 | Neg | N | Cefotaxime |
| 9 | 8.1 | F | 2 | Septic arthr. hip | 39.3 | 14.6 | 97 | 17 | Neg | N | Cloxacillin + cefotaxime |
| 10 | 2.9 | M | 8 | Sacroiliitis | 38 | 14.06 | 52 | 12.6 | Neg | N | Cefotaxime |
| 11 | 6.3 | F | 12 | Appendicitis | 39 | 17 | 35 | 27.6 | Neg | N | Cefotaxime + clindamycin |
F female, M male, g/e gastroenteritis, WBC white blood cell count, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, neg negative culture