Prescription of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in outpatient care in Bavaria: An analysis of routine data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with urinary tract infection (UTI) in German outpatient care are usually treated by general practitioners (GPs), as well as by other specialties. To prevent antibiotic resistances and side effects, German guidelines recommend fosfomycin, nitrofurantoin, pivmecillinam and nitroxoline as first-line treatments, and advice against broad-spectrum antibiotics such as fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins. However, data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control indicates a significant proportion of second-line antibiotics in German outpatient care. Our aim was to analyze whether antibiotic prescription has changed over time in accordance with guidelines. In addition, we aimed to investigate whether specialties prescribe different antibiotics for UTIs an

SUBMITTER: Hanslmeier T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508671 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature