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. 2014 Mar 21;9(3):e92865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092865

Table 3. Antibiotic usage in NEC cases according to studied NICUs.

Ward DOTs [day] DOTs per number of NEC DDDs [no] DDDs per number of NEC
A 98 12.25 0.3 0.3
B 102 9.27 0.2 0.2
C 322 46.00 0.6 0.9
D 218 27.25 0.4 0.5
E 376 31.33 1.0 0.8
F 321 20.06 4.3 0.3
TOTAL 1 437 23.18 29.4 0.5

NEC – necrotizing enterocolitis; DDD – defined daily dose; DOTs – days of treatment;