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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Nov 2;74(1):45–49. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.09.019

Table 2:

Antibiotic classes and common antibiotics prescribed for dental conditions in the ED, 2011–2015

Antibiotic class and
common antibiotics		 Raw number of
visits in which
antibiotic was
prescribed		 Weighted number of
visits (95% CI) in
which antibiotic was
prescribed (average
annual)		 Proportion (95%
CI) of dental-
related visits with
antibiotic
prescribed		 Proportion (95%
CI) of antibiotics
for dental
conditions
Penicillins 958 929,738 (789,403– 1,070,074) 43% (40–46%) 66% (62–69%)
  Amoxicillin 313 299,305 (231,655– 366,955) 14% (12–16%) 21% (18–25%)
  Amoxicillin- clavulanate 58 55,936 (33,468– 78,404) 3% (2–4%) 4% (3–6%)
  Penicillin 589 577,548 (480,761– 674,336) 27% (24–29%) 41% (37–45%)
Cephalosporins 92 78,958 (52,749– 105,167) 4% (3–5%) 6% (4–8%)
  First-generation cephalosporins 56 44,599 (26,393 62,805) 2% (1–3%) 3% (2–5%)
Clindamycin 341 405,037 (325,843– 484,231) 19% (16–21%) 29% (25–32%)
Any antibiotics 1,395 1,409,550 (1,208,671–1,610,428) 65% (61–68%) 100%