Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Pt | Age | Sex | Microbiology | Treatment | Clinical Diagnosis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | F | Neg | Meropenem + Linezolid | Otomastoiditis | First episode of meningitis |
| 2 | 68 | F | Neg | Meropenem + Acyclovir | CSOM | First episode of meningitis |
| 3 | 59 | F | Haemophilus influenzae | Meropenem + Linezolid | AOM | First episode of meningitis |
| 4 | 58 | F | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone + Vancomycin | Otomastoiditis | First episode of meningitis |
| 5 | 69 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone + Ampicillin | AOM | Previous meningioma removal |
| 6 | 35 | M | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | Otomastoiditis | First episode of meningitis |
| 7 | 74 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | Otomastoiditis | First episode of meningitis |
| 8 | 70 | M | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone + Levofloxacin | Otomastoiditis + right temporal abscess | First episode of meningitis |
| 9 | 32 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | Otomastoiditis + abscess | First episode of meningitis |
| 10 | 68 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | Unremarkable | First episode of meningitis |
| 11 | 73 | M | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | CSOM | First episode of meningitis |
| 12 | 39 | M | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | AOM | Relapse |
| 13 | 82 | M | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | Unremarkable | First episode of meningitis |
| 14 | 52 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | Unremarkable | Nasal liquorrhea First episode of meningitis |
| 15 | 67 | M | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone + Ampicillin | AOM | First episode of meningitis |
| 16 | 46 | M | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | Cholesteatoma | First episode of meningitis |
| 17 | 73 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxonee | Otomastoiditis | First episode of meningitis |
| 18 | 73 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone + Levofloxacin | Otomastoiditis | Relapse |
| 19 | 57 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | AOM | First episode of meningitis |
| 20 | 72 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | CSOM | First episode of meningitis |
| 21 | 65 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | CSOM | First episode of meningitis |
| 22 | 74 | F | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | Unremarkable | First episode of meningitis |
| 23 | 44 | M | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | AOM | First episode of meningitis |
| 24 | 75 | M | S pneumoniae | Ceftriaxone | Cholesteatoma | First episode of meningitis |
| 25 | 71 | M | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Meropenem | Liquoral fistula | First episode of meningitis |
| 26 | 69 | F | Streptococcus bovis | Ceftriaxone | Unremarkable | First episode of meningitis |
Abbreviations: AOM, acute otitis media; CSOM, chronic suppurative otitis media; Neg, negative; Pt, patient.