Table 3 Costs of antibiotics used for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

Route of administration	Antibiotic	Costs (£)* including VAT
Intravenous	Ciprofloxacin vial 400 mg	29.60 (per vial)
	Ciprofloxacin vial 200 mg	19.50 (per vial)
	Ofloxacin vial 200 mg	22.63 (per vial)
	Cefotaxime vial 1 g	0.94 (per vial)
	Ceftriaxone vial 1 g	0.91 (per vial)
	Augmentin† vial 1.2 g	1.35 (per vial)
Oral	Ciprofloxacin tabl 500 mg (10 tablets pack)	0.40 (4 p per tablet)
	Ciprofloxacin tabl 250 mg (20 tablets pack)	0.36 (1.8 p per tablet)
	Norfloxacin 400 mg (6 tablets pack)	2.30 (40 p per tablet)

VAT, value added tax.

*£1 approximately €1.45 and US$2.00.

†Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid.