Effect of general practice characteristics and antibiotic prescribing on Escherichia coli antibiotic non-susceptibility in the West Midlands region of England: A 4 year ecological study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 787-794

  Ironmonger, Dean ^a   Edeghere, Obaghe ^a   Verlander, Neville Q ^a   Gossain, Savita ^b   Hopkins, Susan ^a,c   Hilton, Bridget ^a   Hawkey, Peter M ^b,d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ENGLAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; URINE SAMPLING; WINTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; ENGLAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NITROFURANTOIN; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85043345349     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx465     Document Type: Article

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