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. 2018 Dec 1;7(4):e000483. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000483

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