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Table 3 Preoperative antibiotic regimens prescribed by dentists

From: Antibiotic prophylaxis habits in oral implant surgery among dentists in Italy: a cross-sectional survey

1 h or immediately prior

Antibiotic type

Dose (mg)

Administration

n

%

 Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

2.000

oral

32

36.3

 Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

875/125

oral

22

25

 Amoxicillin

2.000

oral

17

19.3

 Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

1.000

oral

9

10.2

 Amoxicillin

1.000

oral

4

4.5

 Amoxicillin

500

oral

1

1.1

 Penicillin V

1.000

oral

1

1.1

othera

  

2

2.2

Total

88

100.0

1 or 2 days prior

Antibiotic type

Dose (mg)

Dosage

n

%

 Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

875/125

oral BID

27

49.0

 Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

1000

oral BID

14

25.4

 Amoxicillin

1000

oral BID

8

14.5

 Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

1000

oral TID

2

3.6

 Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

800

oral BID

1

1.8

 Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

875/125

oral TID

1

1.8

 Amoxicillin

875/125

oral BID

1

1.8

otherb

500

oral QD

1

1.8

Total

55

100.0

  1. QD once a day, BID twice a day, TID 3 times daily, QID 4 times daily
  2. a1 “Clarithromycin” and 1 “Zithromax PD for 3 days” mentioned spontaneously
  3. b“Azithromycin 500 mg 1 cpr every 24 h for 3 days” mentioned spontaneously
  4. *2 respondents did not or incompletely declare their prescriptions starting time and their data could not be included in this table