Antibiotic prescription by general practitioners for urinary tract infections in outpatients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3079-3083

  Denes, E ^a,c   Prouzergue, J ^a   Ducroix Roubertou, S ^a   Aupetit, C ^b   Weinbreck, P ^a  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Biolyss   (France)

^c DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN TROMETAMOL; FURAN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NEPHRITIS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84867995475     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1668-9     Document Type: Article

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