Table 4.

Oral antibiotic step down regimens

	Antibiotic	Regimen	Frequency (%)
Oral fluoroquinolone step down (n = 130)	Ciprofloxacin	500 mg po BID	114 (87.7)
		500 mg po daily	5 (3.9)
		250 mg po BID	5 (3.9)
		750 mg po BID	2 (1.5)
	Ciprofloxacin ER	1000 mg po daily	3 (2.3)
		500 mg po daily	1 (0.8)
Oral beta-lactam step down (n = 77)	Cefixime	400 mg po daily	24 (31.2)
	Cephalexin	500 mg po QID	19 (24.7)
		1000 mg po QID	1 (1.3)
	Amoxicillin-clavulanate	875 mg po BID	10 (13.0)
		500 mg po TID	7 (9.1)
		500 mg po BID	2 (2.6)
	Amoxicillin	500 mg po TID	5 (6.5)
		500 mg po BID	2 (2.6)
	Cefuroxime	500 mg po BID	7 (9.1)

Data are number (percentage) of patients unless otherwise indicated

Abbreviation: ER extended release, BID two times a day, TID three times a day, QID four times a day