Outcomes of a pharmacoepidemiological survey on the antibiotic treatment of uncomplicated acute cystitis in community

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-196

  Falcone, A ^a   Amantea, D ^a   Levato, A ^a   Arone, F ^a   Morrone, L A ^a   Bagetta, D ^a   Florio, L ^b   Lista, M R ^b   Bagetta, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b Sanitary Firm N 1 ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Antibiotic resistance; Uncomplicated acute cystitis; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFIXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LOMEFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; PIPEMIDIC ACID; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYSTITIS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 29344448006     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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