Table 4.
Use of antibiotics after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in the first two years after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis
| Patients with acute pouchitis n=173 | Patients with recurrent pouchitis n=111 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Ciprofloxacin | 108 | 62 | 92 | 83 | <0.001 |
| Metronidazole | 90 | 52 | 79 | 71 | <0.001 |
| Amoxicillin | 7 | 4 | 42 | 38 | <0.001 |
| Amoxcillin-clavulanate | 10 | 6 | 46 | 41 | <0.001 |
| Vancomycin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.783 |
| Rifaximin | 2 | 1 | 27 | 24 | <0.001 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | <0.001 |
Note: Patients could use combinations of antibiotics and sequences of antibiotics during the two-year follow-up period