Table 1.
Frequently used antibiotics for the purpose of addition into bone cements with their attributed weigth proportion per 40 g of the bone cement (low dose/high dose) (10)
| Antibiotic |
Low dose
(g/40 g cement) |
High dose
(g/40 g cement) |
|---|---|---|
| Amikacin | 1 | 2 |
| Amphotericin B | 0.2 | |
| Cefotaxime | 2 | 3 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 0.2 | 3 |
| Clindamycin | 1-2 | 4, 8 |
| Cefazolin | 1-2 | 4-8 |
| Cefuroxime | 1.5 | 3 |
| Colistin | 0.24 | |
| Daptomycin | 2 | |
| Erythromycin | 0.5 | 1 |
| amphotericin | 0.2 | |
| Gentamicin | 0.25-1 | 4.8 |
| Linezolid | 1.2 | |
| Meropenem | 0.5 | 4 |
| Piperacillin/Tazobactam | 4 | 8 |
| Tobramycin | 1.2 | 2.4-9.6 |
| Teicoplanin/tazobactam | 0.5 | |
| Vancomycin | 1 | 3-9 |