Research Article
Antibiotic Prescribing Habits of Dental Surgeons in Hyderabad City, India, for Pulpal and Periapical Pathologies: A Survey
Table 3
Type, dose, and frequency of antibiotic prescription for an adult patient with allergy to penicillin.
| Which antibiotic do you prescribe most often? | bd (%) | od (%) | qid (%) | tds (%) | Total (%) |
| Azithromycin 500 mg | 0 (0%) | 5 (83.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (16.7%) | 6 (2.8%) | Cefadroxil 500 mg | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | Cefixime 200 mg | 8 (88.9%) | 1 (11.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (4.3%) | Cephalexin 500 mg | 14 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (6.5%) | Ciprofloxacin 200 mg | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | Ciprofloxacin 500 mg | 21 (91.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8.7%) | 23 (10.6%) | Ciprofloxacin 500 mg + tinidazole 600 mg | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.9%) | Clindamycin 300 Mg | 6 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (2.8%) | Doxycyclin 100 mg | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (2.8%) | Erythromycin 500 mg | 55 (46.7%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.6%) | 61 (51.7%) | 118 (54.6%) | Levofloxacin 500 mg | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | Metronidazole 400 mg | 8 (88.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (11.1%) | 9 (4.3%) |
Ofloxacillin 200 mg | 4 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.9%) |
Ofloxacillin 200 mg + ornidazole 500 mg | 10 (83.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (16.7%) | 12 (5.6%) | Ofloxacin 400 mg | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.9%) | Ornidazole 500 mg | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | Tetracycline 500 mg | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) |
| Total | 139 (64.4%) | 8 (3.7%) | 2 (0.9%) | 67 (31%) | 216 (100%) |
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