Table 1 Demographics and clinical outcome of primary operation patients
From: Antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate for the treatment of pediatric hematogenous osteomyelitis
Patient number | Age/Sex | Bone | Side | Time of onset (months) | History | Symptoms | WBC (103/μl) | ESR (mm/h) | CRP (mg/l) | Etiology/Type of specimen | Comorbidities | Local Antibiotic | Systemic antibiotic/time | Follow up duration (months) | Outcome of treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16/M | Femur | L | 6 | Topical application of traditional chinese medicine | Pain, Swelling, Redness | 15.35 | 40 | 51.8 | Negative Intraoperative specimen | - | Vancomycin | Cefmetazole/21 days | 55 | Cured, Leakage of the incision |
2 | 10/M | Calcaneus | R | 12 | - | Pain | 7.25 | 17 | 2.44 | Negative Intraoperative specimen | - | Vancomycin | Clindamycin/5 days | 31 | Cured |
3 | 12/M | Tibia | L | 0.25 | - | Pain, Swelling,Redness, Fever | 11.35 | 91 | 190 | Negative Intraoperative and blood specimen | - | Vancomycin | Cefmetazole/10 days | 54 | Cured |
4 | 13/M | Femur | L | 2 | Arthrocentesis Culture of articular puncture fluid: Staphylococcus aureus | Pain | 6.63 | 52 | 79.93 | S.S.S.S.aureus Intraoperative specimen | Suppurative arthritis of the hip | Vancomycin | Cefmetazole/ 17 days | 35 | Cured |
5 | 3/M | Femur | R | 8 | - | Limping | 13.49 | 20 | 37.5 | S. aureus Intraoperative specimen | - | Vancomycin | Clindamycin/3 days | 88 | Cured |
6 | 13/F | Femur | R | 12 | - | Pain, Fever | 8.04 | 40 | 18.66 | S. aureus Intraoperative specimen | - | Vancomycin | Cefmetazole/4 days | 35 | Cured |
7 | 5/F | Tibia | R | 1 | Topical application of traditional chinese medicine | Pain, Sinus | 14.36 | 70 | 18.5 | S. aureus Intraoperative specimen | - | Gentamycin | Cefmetazole/9 days | 91 | Cured |
8 | 15/M | Clavicle | R | 8 | - | Pain, Swelling | 7.54 | 6 | 1.05 | MRSA Intraoperative and pus puncture specimen | - | Vancomycin | Vancomycin/2 days | 43 | Cured |
9 | 18/M | Humerus | L | 36 | - | Pain | 8.37 | 5 | 1.65 | Negative Intraoperative specimen | - | Gentamycin | Cefmetazole/4 days | 42 | Cured |
10 | 10/M | Radius | L | 6 | - | Pain | 7.31 | 3 | 0 | Negative Intraoperative specimen | - | Vancomycin | Cefmetazole/6 days | 45 | Cured |
11 | 12/F | Fibula | L | 12 | Topical application of traditional chinese medicine | Pain, Sinus | 5.99 | 5 | 0.11 | MRSA Intraoperative and sinus specimen | - | Vancomycin | Vancomycin/5 days | 69 | Cured |
12 | 10/F | Fibula | L | 0.33 | Blood culture: MRSA | Pain, Fever | 21.78 | 102 | 48.77 | MRSA Intraoperative and blood specimen | Acute tonsillitis, Septicemia | Vancomycin | Vancomycin/14 days | 59 | Cured, Osteolysis |
13 | 10/M | Tibia | R | 1 | - | Pain | 7.54 | 23 | 1.78 | Negative Intraoperative specimen | G6PD Deficiency | Vancomycin | Cefmetazole/7says | 35 | Cured |