ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2018
Adherence to International Guidelines for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Lebanon.
Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Operational Research Improves Compliance with Treatment Guidelines for Empirical Management of Urinary Tract Infection: A Before-and-After Study from a Primary Health Facility in Ghana.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Unraveling the Length of Hospital Stay for Patients with Urinary Tract Infections: Contributing Factors and Microbial Susceptibility.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Compliance to international guidelines and rational use of antibiotics in urinary tract infections in a country without national guidance: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- Compliance to Guidelines in Prescribing Empirical Antibiotics for Individuals with Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection in a Primary Health Facility of Ghana, 2019-2021.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessment of the Compliance of Cystitis Management According to French Recommendations through the Analysis of Prescriptions Collected in Community Pharmacies.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Assessment of Bacterial Isolates from the Urine Specimens of Urinary Tract Infected Patient.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Changes in the management of urinary tract infections in women: impact of the new recommendations on antibiotic prescribing behavior in France, between 2014 and 2019.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Comparing febrile children presenting on and off antibiotics to the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Dispensing and Purchasing Antibiotics Without Prescription: A Cross-sectional Study Among Pharmacists and Patients in Beirut, Lebanon.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study is to evaluate antibiotic-prescribing practices and adherence to IDSA guidelines for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in Lebanon.
methodsThis observational prospective study was conducted in 15 community pharmacies in Lebanon over 1 year in adult females. A regimen of nitrofurantoin 100 mg bid for 5 days or fosfomycin 3 grams single dose were considered appropriate. For the bivariate analysis, the chi-square test was used.
resultsA total of 376 patients were included in this study. The prescribed antibiotic was appropriate in 35 percent of the patients. Age (more than 50 years) did not significantly affect the appropriateness of the prescribed antibiotic (
conclusionsIn an era of increasing bacterial resistance, interventions that improve physicians' prescribing practices for uncomplicated urinary tract infections are needed.
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