Table 1.

Prophylaxis regimes for urinary tract infections in 1473 nursing home residents, number and proportions (%) of all residents and of residents with prophylaxis.

	Number	% of all residents	% of residents with prophylaxis
Residents given prophylaxis for UTIs	269	18%
One agent	198	14%	74%
Two agents	63	4%	23%
Three or four agents	8	0.5%	3%
Agents used for prophylaxis
Methenamine	130	8.8%	48%
Vitamin C	87	5.9%	32%
Estrogens	81	5.5%	30%
Cranberry	28	1.9%	10%
Trimethoprim	13	0.9%	5%
Nitrofurantoin	10	0.7%	4%