Table 2.
Treatment, follow-up, complications and sequelae.
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IV antibiotics Cephalosporins–no. (%) Linezolid–no. (%) Glycopeptides–no. (%) Aminoglycosides–no. (%) Meropenem–no. (%) Amoxicillin-clavulanate–no. (%) Rifampicin–no. (%) Quinolones–no. (%) Fosfomycin–no. (%) |
219 (68.7) 112 (35.1) 103 (32.3) 77 (24.1) 35 (11.0) 33 (10.3) 25 (7.8) 20 (6.3) 13 (4.1) |
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OS antibiotics Quinolones–no. (%) Linezolid–no. (%) Amoxicillin-clavulanate–no. (%) Cephalosporins–no. (%) Rifampicin–no. (%) Clindamycin–no. (%) IREP–no. (%) Glycopeptides–no. (%) |
123 (38.6) 79 (24.8) 75 (23.5) 43 (13.5) 17 (5.3) 7 (2.2) 7 (2.2) 6 (1.9) |
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IV therapy (days)–median (range) < 14 days–no. (%) > 14 days–no. (%) OS therapy (days)–median (range) < 14 days–no. (%) > 14 days–no. (%) Total antibiotic therapy (days)–median (range) < 6 weeks–no. (%) > 6 weeks–no. (%) |
21 (14–29) 58 (18.2) 261 (81.8) 16 (12–24.5) 92 (28.8) 227 (71.2) 42 (31–49) 305 (95.6) 12 (3.8) |
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Local complications Soft-tissue abscess–no. (%) Perilesional cellulitis–no. (%) Myositis–no. (%) Bone sequestration–no. (%) |
139 (43.6) 118 (37) 67 (21.0) 40 (12.5) |
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Surgical intervention Curettage–no. (%) Arthrocentesis–no. (%) Osteosynthesis–no. (%) |
40 (12.5) 11 (3.4) 12 (3.8) |
| Hospitalization (days)–median (Q1-Q3) | 22.5 (16–31) |
| Follow-up–median; Q1–Q3 (range) | 8; 4–14 (0–60) |
| Relapse–no. (%) | 17 (5.3) |
| Sequelae–no. (%) | 43 (13.5) |
| Chronic osteomyelitis–no. (%) | 45 (14.1) |