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Table 3 The most commonly prescribed antibiotic in pediatric and general dentists

From: The prescription pattern and awareness about antibiotic prophylaxis and resistance among a group of Egyptian pediatric and general dentists: a cross sectional study

The most commonly prescribed antibiotic

Pediatric dentists (N = 154)

General dentists (N = 224)

p-value

Number (N)

Percentage (%)

Number (N)

Percentage (%)

Amoxicillin

50

32.5

62

27.7

0.316

Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid

83

53.9

118

52.7

0.816

Ampicillin with Sulbactam

2

1.3

3

1.3

0.973

Cephalosporins

2

1.3

8

3.6

0.176

Clindamycin

5

3.2

21

9.4

0.021

Amoxicillin with flucloxacillin

12

7.8

12

5.4

0.340