Calcium sulfate matrix as local antibiotic carrier in the mastoid

We describe the use of calcium sulfate beads as antibiotic carrier in a patient, who suffered from chronic mastoiditis with consecutive otogenic meningitis due to Burkholderia cenocepacia. Our findings suggest a possible role of calcium sulfate matrix as a local antibiotic carrier in the mastoid in complicated mastoiditis cases.

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This study describes the use of calcium sulfate beads as an antibiotic carrier in a patient with chronic mastoiditis complicated by otogenic meningitis caused by Burkholderia cenocepacia. The findings suggest that calcium sulfate matrix may serve as a potential local antibiotic carrier in complicated mastoiditis cases.