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Table 3 Doctors' choices of antibiotics for the "blind" treatment of UTI in children.

From: A survey of the management of urinary tract infection in children in primary care and comparison with the NICE guidelines

 

n

Frequently

n (%)

Sometimes

N (%)

Never

n (%)

Amoxycillin

43

24 (56)

11 (26)

8 (18)

Ceflaclor

38

8 (21)

16 (42)

14 (37)

Cephradine

37

3 (8)

13 (35)

21 (57)

Ciprofloxacin

37

2 (5)

8 (22)

27 (73)

Co-amoxiclav

44

32 (73)

9 (20)

3 (7)

Erythromycin

37

3 (8)

13 (35)

21 (57)

Trimethoprim

41

20 (49)

12 (29)

9 (22)

  1. Absolute numbers with percentages in brackets.