Table 3. Types of inpatient antibiotics prescribed in addition to ceftriaxone, with number of patients and percentage of total population (n=138) and range of duration of inpatient antibiotic coverage (days).
| Antibiotic | Number of patients
N (%) |
Duration range
(days) |
|---|---|---|
| Vancomycin | 63 (46) | 1–22 |
| Metronidazole | 39 (28) | 1–113 |
| Piperacillin-tazobactam | 26 (19) | 1–23 |
| Levofloxacin | 21 (15) | 1–43 |
| Ciprofloxacin* | 20 (15) | 1–14 |
| Cefepime | 13 (9) | 1–14 |
| Meropenem | 8 (6) | 1–10 |
| Ampicillin-sulbactam | 6 (4) | 1–37 |
| Ceftazidime | 6 (4) | 1–9 |
| Ampicillin | 4 (3) | 2–7 |
| Azithromycin | 4 (3) | 1–6 |
| Fluconazole | 4 (3) | 1–37 |
| Nafcillin | 3 (2) | 2–6 |
| Clindamycin | 3 (2) | 2–6 |
| Gentamycin | 2 (1) | 6–9 |
| Daptomycin | 2 (1) | 5–7 |
| Amoxicillin | 2 (1) | 3–6 |
| Trimethoprim-
sulphamethoxazole* |
1 (<1) | 3 |
| Ertapenem | 1 (<1) | 2 |
| Clarithromycin | 1 (<1) | 3 |
| Caspafungin | 1 (<1) | 11 |
| Micafungin | 1 (<1) | 1 |
| Aztreonam | 1 (<1) | 2 |
| Moxifloxacin | 1 (<1) | 2 |
| Linezolid | 1 (<1) | 9 |
| Cefotaxime | 1 (<1) | 1 |
| Cefazolin | 1 (<1) | 3 |
[[i] *Recorded as treatment. This analysis excluded patients continued on ciprofloxacin or trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole for prophylaxis.]