Prescription of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in outpatient care in Bavaria: An analysis of routine data
Our findings show a trend towards a more guideline-adherent prescribing in the treatment of UTI, with a significant increase of shares of fosfomycin and pivmecillinam, especially in women, and a sharp decrease of shares of fluoroquinolones.
Authors
- Yvonne Kaußner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4830-3647)
- Peter K Kurotschka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3750-6147)
- Ildikó Gágyor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7974-7603)
- Roman Gerlach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5104-4247)
- Susann Hueber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0844-0919)
- Thomas Hanslmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4042-5786)
- Sahera Alsaiad
Institutions
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Baden-Württemberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312620
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55