Adherence to and usefulness of the national treatment guideline for urinary tract infections (UTI) in a risk area.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To optimize antibiotic treatment and decrease antibiotic resistance, national treatment guidelines are available for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in general practice. The usefulness of these guidelines in risk areas for antimicrobial resistance such as cross border regions or areas with dense agriculture, is unknown.

Methods

Midstream urine samples from women with symptoms of acute UTI visiting general practitioners (GPs) in the Westland area, a dense agriculture area, were microbiologically analysed, and patient characteristics, symptoms, previous and present antibiotic treatment were collected. The National Nivel data were used as reference for antibiotic resistance.

Results

Of 310 women with symptoms of uncomplicated UTI, 247 (80%) had a culture prove

SUBMITTER: van Driel AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9450366 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature