Table 1:

Characteristics of participants with bacterial keratitis and medication use

Patient Characteristic (n=48)	Frequency (percent)
Sex (female)	27 (56%)
	Median (IQR)	Mean (SD)	Range
Age (years)	49.5 (36, 63)	50.6 (20)	19 – 88
Income (USD)	$58,049 ($46703, $78,197)	$61,554 ($23,193)	$17,667-$113,542
Number of visits per patient	10 (6, 13)	10.6 (5.9)	3 – 27
Length of treatment per patient* (days)	54 (20, 110)	90 (96.5)	9 – 373
Number of unique medications	5 (3, 6)	5.2 (2.6)	1 – 14
Cumulative medication doses	587 (227, 1052)	837.2 (850.1)	48 – 4149
Maximum daily dose	48 (20,51)	39.6 (20.2)	6–96
Average doses per day	8.2 (5.8–12.9)	10.6 (8.0)	2.7–52.7
Number of bottles of medications prescribed per patient	7 (4, 12)	10.5 (11.2)	1 – 49
Wholesale price per patient (USD)	$933 ($457, $1422)	$1344 ($1607)	$10 - $8232

IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; USD, United States dollars

^*length of treatment defined as length on medications until corneal scar formation