Table 2.
Cost and usage of common antibiotics for the treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria
| Antibiotic | Cost per treatment | Number of cases: preintervention (cost) |
Number of cases: postintervention (cost) |
| Amoxicillin | $4.24 | 3 ($12.71) | 1 ($4.24) |
| Amox-Clav | $6.05 | 2 ($12.10) | 2 ($12.10) |
| Ampicillin | $15.65 | 4 ($62.59) | – |
| Cephalexin | $3.13 | 6 ($18.78) | 3 ($9.39) |
| Ciprofloxacin | $0.95 | 10 ($9.45) | 7 ($6.62) |
| Fosfomycin | $18.75 | 2 ($37.50) | – |
| Nitrofurantoin | $11.57 | 11 ($127.31) | 6 ($69.44) |
| Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | $0.67 | 7 ($4.67) | 3 ($2.00) |
| Total: $285.10 | Total: $103.78 |