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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2012

Determinants of quinolone versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole use for outpatient urinary tract infection.

Anna K Stuck, Martin G Täuber, Maria Schabel, Thomas Lehmann, Herbert Suter, Kathrin Mühlemann

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anna K StuckInstitute of Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Martin G Täuber
Maria Schabel
Thomas Lehmann
Herbert Suter
Kathrin Mühlemann
University of Bern · CHFederal Office of Public Health · CHUniversity Hospital of Bern · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quinolones are increasingly favored over trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for empirical treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI). This is associated with increasing resistance toward this broad-spectrum group of antibiotics. Our objective is to describe the prescribing patterns and identify determinants of the choice between TMP-SMX and quinolones for outpatient UTI treatment in Switzerland. An ongoing national Sentinel surveillance system was used to study 11,799 antibiotic prescriptions for UTI in adult outpatients and associated physician and patient factors between 2006 and 2008, to compare the prescription of quinolones versus that of TMP-SMX for treatment of UTI. Most UTI episodes were diagnosed as cystitis (90%). TMP-SMX was prescribed for one-fifth (22%) of UTIs. Independent predictors for prescribing quinolones were pyelonephritis and physicians with low thresholds for prescribing antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections ("high prescribers"), whereas female patients were more likely to receive TMP-SMX. High-prescribing physicians also more often cared for patients who themselves favor antibiotic treatment (P < 0.001). Quinolones are commonly prescribed to outpatients with UTI. Nonclinical factors influence the choice of quinolones versus TMP-SMX, which may provide opportunities for interventions to improve prescribing patterns and control quinolone resistance.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAnti-Infective Agents, UrinaryCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCystitisFemaleGeneral PractitionersHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsPhysician-Patient RelationsPopulation SurveillancePrescription DrugsAnti-Infective Agents, UrinaryPrescription DrugsQuinolonesTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

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PMID22232276
PMCPMC3294920
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