Table 2
Bacteriological findings
Patient No | Vancomycinl levels (μg/ml) | Gentamicin levels (μg/ml) | Time between drug administration and measurement (hours) | Gram stain first biopsy | Bacterial culture |
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First biopsy | Second biopsy |
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1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 63 | Gram positive cocci |
S epidermidis
| Sterile |
2 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 66 | No micro-organisms | Sterile | Sterile |
3 | 10.8 | — | 68 | Gram positive cocci |
S epidermidis
| Sterile |
4 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 68 | No micro-organisms |
S epidermidis
| Sterile |
5 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 69 | No micro-organisms |
Streptococcus sanguis
| Sterile |
6 | 12.0 | 1.2 | 69 | Gram positive cocci |
S epidermidis
| Sterile |
7 | 15.5 | — | 71 | No micro-organisms | Sterile | Sterile |
8 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 71 | Gram positive cocci |
S epidermidis
| Sterile |
9 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 71 | No micro-organisms | Sterile | Sterile |
10 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 71 | No micro-organisms |
S epidermidis
| Sterile |
11 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 72 | No micro-organisms |
S epidermidis
| Sterile |
12 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 72 | No micro-organisms | Sterile | Sterile |
13 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 72 | No micro-organisms | Sterile | Sterile |
14 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 90 | No micro-organisms |
S aureus
| Sterile |
15 | 3.1 | — | 90 | Gram positive cocci |
Streptococcus mitis
| Sterile |
16 | 16.6 | 2.6 | 92 | Gram positive cocci |
S epidermidis
| Sterile |
17 | 4.6 | — | 93 | No micro-organisms | Sterile | Sterile |