Table 4.

Antibiotic prescription for prevention and treatment of peritonitis among facilities in PDOPPS (percentage within country)

Facility characteristics	ANZ	Canada	Japan	Thailand	UK	USA
Number of facilities	18	20	28	22	17	65
Antibiotics at home prior to seeking medical attention, %
Yes, all patients	6	10	0	0	0	40
Yes, some patients	0	20	15	5	6	11
No patients	94	70	85	96	94	49
After-hours nurse provides care at PD facility, %	7	25	33	55	12	55
Number of antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, %
1 only	11	5	56	27	29	15
2	89	95	44	68	65	83
>2	0	0	0	5	6	2
Initial antibiotic administration for treatment of an exit-site infection, %
Oral	83	75	68	82	71	73
Intraperitoneal	17	0	7	0	18	19
Topical	0	25	25	18	12	8
Initial antibiotic administration for PD catheter tunnel infection, %
Oral	28	50	86	57	53	43
Intraperitoneal	61	45	4	10	18	56
Other	11	5	11	33	29	2
Empiric antibiotic treatment for peritonitisa, %
First-generation cephalosporin	72	70	63	91	0	40
Second- or third-generation cephalosporin	33	50	63	91	12	60
Vancomycin	33	45	15	10	88	83
Aminoglycoside	72	45	26	10	77	32
Other	11	35	37	10	41	17

^aMedical directors could choose more than one answer so column percentages may not add up to 100%.