Table 4. Antibiotics used in DVI with concurrent presumed URTI in private hospitals.
Antibiotics | n (%) |
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Aminopenicillins: | |
Ampicillin oral | 10 (3.1) |
Amoxicillin oral | 6 (1.9) |
First generation cephalosporins: | |
Cefadroxil oral | 60 (18.5) |
Cephalexin oral | 1 (0.3) |
Second generation cephalosporin: | |
Cefuroxime i.v | 2 (0.6) |
Third generation cephalosporins: | |
Ceftriaxone i.v | 67 (20.7 |
Cefotaxime i.v | 63 (19.4) |
Cefixime (oral) | 87 (26.9) |
Others (quinolone, macrolides, thiamphenicol, aminoglycosides, metronidazole) | 28 (8.6) |
Total | 324 (100) |