Table 2

Cost and usage of common antibiotics for the treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria

AntibioticCost per treatmentNumber of cases:
preintervention (cost)
Number of cases:
postintervention (cost)
Amoxicillin$4.243 ($12.71)1 ($4.24)
Amox-Clav$6.052 ($12.10)2 ($12.10)
Ampicillin$15.654 ($62.59)
Cephalexin$3.136 ($18.78)3 ($9.39)
Ciprofloxacin$0.9510 ($9.45)7 ($6.62)
Fosfomycin$18.752 ($37.50)
Nitrofurantoin$11.5711 ($127.31)6 ($69.44)
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole$0.677 ($4.67)3 ($2.00)
Total: $285.10Total: $103.78