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Table 3 Antibiotics used for the treatment of the CSBO. The antibiotic choice reflects the two most frequently detected bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9 (75%) and Staphylococcus aureus 8 (66.7%). Both were detected using microbiological culture and tested for antibiotic resistance

From: The routes of infection spread in central skull-base osteomyelitis and the diagnostic role of CT and MRI scans

Antibiotics

No.

% n = 12

Ciprofloxacin

11

91.7

Ceftazidime

9

75.0

Amoxicillin/clavulanic_acid

9

75.0

Gentamycin

4

33.3

Clindamycin

4

33.3

Meropenem

4

33.3

Clarithromycin

3

25.0

Dalacin

3

25.0

Ofloxacin

3

25.0

Piperacillin

3

25.0

Cefuroxime_axetil

2

16.7

Rifampicin

2

16.7

Oxacylinum

2

16.7

Amikacin

2

16.7

Vancomycin

1

8.3

Linezolid

1

8.3

Co-trimoxazole

1

8.3

Clarithromycin

1

8.3