Assessment of antibiotic prescription in acute urinary tract infections in adults

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-244

  Martínez, María A ^a   Inglada, Luis ^b   Ochoa, Carlos ^c   Villagrasa, José R ^d   The Spanish Study Group on Antibiotic Treatments, ^e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA CONCHA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescription; Antibiotic usage; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEFONICID; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATITIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; SPAIN; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINARY TRACT CANCER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT SURGERY; URINE CULTURE; UROLITHIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; SPAIN; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33846968868     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.05.015     Document Type: Article

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