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Table 5 Pre-operative antibiotic regimens prescribed before surgery by participants

From: Antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing habits in oral implant surgery in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional survey

1 h or immediately prior

Antibiotic type

Dose (mg)

Administration

n

%

Amoxicillin

2.000

oral

71

70.3

Amoxicillin

500

oral

10

9,9

Amoxicillin

3.000#1

oral

10

9.9

Amoxicillin

1.000

oral

2

2.0

Amoxicillin

other#2

oral

2

2.0

Amoxicillin

600

oral

1

1.0

Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

500 / 125

oral

3

3.0

Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

2.000

oral

1

1.0

Clindamycin

600

oral

1

1.0

Total#3

  

101

100

1 or 2 days prior

Antibiotic type

Dose (mg)

Dosage

n

%

Amoxicillin

500

oral TID

14

53.9

Amoxicillin

400

oral TID

1

3.8

Amoxicillin

500

oral BID

1

3.8

Amoxicillin

other#4

oral TID

1

3.8

Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

500 / 125

oral TID

5

19.3

Clindamycin

300

oral BID

1

3.8

Clindamycin

300

oral QID

1

3.8

Erythromycin (ethylsuccinate form)

150

oral TID

1

3.8

Other#5

500

oral QD

1

3.8

Total#6

  

26

100

  1. QD: once a day, BID: twice a day, TID: 3 times daily, QID: 4 times daily / #1 mentioned spontaneously / #2 varying / #3 2 participants did not declare the pre-operative regimen prescribed / #4 375 mg, it concerns an antibiotic treatment and not antibiotic prophylaxis / #5 Zithromax / #6 1 participant did not declare the pre-operative regimen prescribed