Table 5.
Treatments
| Treatments | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Median antibiotic treatment, overall |
62 days |
0-261 days |
|
| Median time of intravenous treatment |
41 days |
0-111 days |
|
| Median antibiotic time postsurgery |
59 days |
1-245 days |
|
| No. of patients receiving antibiotics before surgery |
48 (54%) |
|
|
| No. of patients receiving oral antibiotics after intravenous |
36 |
|
|
| Duration of po treatment after iv, median |
44 days, range 10-405 |
|
|
| Management |
|
|
|
| Surgery |
89 (87%) |
|
|
| |
Aspiration |
68 (67%) |
|
| |
Craniotomi |
21 (20%) |
|
| Conservative, medical |
13 (13%) |
|
|
| Antibiotic treatments |
|
|
|
| Penicillin |
68% |
|
|
| Cephalosporin |
63% |
|
|
| Carbapenem |
43% |
|
|
| Metronidazole |
83% |
|
|
| Quinolone |
21% |
|
|
| Fucidic acid |
39% |
|
|
| Rifampin |
20% |
|
|
| Intrathecal Antibiotics (Vancomycin) | 10 (10%) | ||