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Table 4 Administered intravenous and oral antibiotics

From: Microbiological study of sternal osteomyelitis after median thoracotomy – a retrospective cohort study

Intravenous antibiotics

Number of patients

Percent of patients

Penicillins

65

74.71

Cephalosporins

20

22.99

Carbapenems

18

20.69

Vancomycin

27

31.03

Clindamycin

9

10.34

Damptomycin

6

6.9

Quinolones

5

5.75

Gentamycin

4

4.6

Linezolid

4

4.6

Oral antibiotics

Number of patients

Percent of patients

Quinolones

25

28.74

Co-trimoxazole

16

18.39

Rifampicin

10

11.49

Penicillins

5

5.75