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. 2019 Sep 11;102(2):133–140. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0117

Table 1.

Published oral antibiotic regimens for oral antibiotic bowel preparation

Neomycin Erythromycin Metronidazole Kanamycin Duration (days)
Hata et al (2016)11 750mg BD 1g BD 1
Ingraham et al (2009)21 1g TDS 1g TDS 1
Lewis (2002)22 2g BD 2g BD 1
Wren et al (2005)23 1g TDS 1g TDS 1
Espin-Basany et al (2005)24 1g TDS 1g TDS 1
Ishida et al (2001)5 400mg QDS 500mg QDS 2
Kaiser et al (1983)19 1g TDS 1g TDS 1
Coppa and Eng (1988)25 1g TDS 1g TDS 1
Lau et al (1988)26 1g TDS 1g TDS 1
Peruzzo et al (1987)27 1g TDS 1
Reynolds et al (1989)28 1g TDS 400mg TDS 2
Stellato et al (1990)29 1g TDS 1g TDS 1

BD, twice daily; QDS, four times daily; TDS, three times daily.