Population-based epidemiological analysis of acute pyelonephritis and antibiotic prescription in Spain (2009-2018).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the incidence of pyelonephritis in primary care in Spain from 2009 to 2018, assess the associated antibiotic prescriptions, and analyse trends by sex and age.

Method

This is a retrospective observational population-based national study using the Database for Pharmacoepidemiological Research in the Public Domain (BIFAP), which contains primary care electronic medical records, and is representative of the Spanish population. Patients with a diagnosis of pyelonephritis were included. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected. Crude and adjusted incidence rates were calculated per 10,000 person-years by sex and age, and annual and global percentages of antibiotic use were calculated by sex, age, and antibiotic group. Trend analysis was performed us

SUBMITTER: Redondo-Sanchez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716755 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature