Increased adherence to treatment guidelines in patients with urinary tract infection in primary care: A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in primary care and leads to a high number of antibiotic prescriptions. Antimicrobial resistance is a global health problem; better antimicrobial prescribing is one way to limit antimicrobial resistance. We aimed to describe the number of consultations for patients diagnosed with lower urinary tract infection (LUTI) and pyelonephritis and changes in prescribing of antibiotics to men and women with LUTI and pyelonephritis in Swedish PHC between the years 2008 and 2013. METHODS:We performed a descriptive study of changes in UTI diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing in UTI for the years 2008, 2010 and 2013. The Primary Care Record of Infections in Sweden, a database regarding diagnosis linked antibiotic prescribing in primary care, was analyze

SUBMITTER: Kornfalt Isberg H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6438509 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature