Table 3.
Choice of antibiotics according to treatment modality
| Antibiotics | Medical | Surgical | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intravenous flucloxacillin | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Intravenous vancomycin | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Intravenous piperacillin/tazobactam | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Intravenous meropenem | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Intravenous gentamicin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Intravenous teicoplanin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Intravenous benzylpenicillin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oral rifampicin | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Oral fusidic acid | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Oral flucloxacillin | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oral co-trimoxazole | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oral doxycycline | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oral clindamycin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Isoniazid, rifampicin and ethambutol | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pure oral | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Multiple antibiotics | 19 | 9 | 28 |