Management of urinary tract infections in primary care: A repeated 1-week diagnosis-prescribing study in five countries in Sweden in 2000 and 2002

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-138

  André, Malin ^a,f   Mölstad, Sigvard ^b   Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby ^c,e   Odenholt, Inga ^d   Axelsson, Ingel ^g   Eriksson, Margareta ^g   Runehagen, Arne ^g   Schwan, Åke ^g  

^a Dalarna and Primary Care   (Sweden)

^b Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^c Apoteket AB   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Nordic School of Health   (Sweden)

^f Centre for Clinical Research   (Sweden)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PIVMECILLINAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SWEDEN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 1542299797     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410019075     Document Type: Article

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