Appropriateness of antibiotic use in nursing homes for suspected urinary tract infections: comparison across five European countries
There was a substantial proportion of potentially inappropriate antibiotic treatments, with notable variation among the countries studied.
Authors
- Christos Lionis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9324-2839)
- Jesper Lykkegaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9128-6136)
- Lina Jaruševičienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-3635)
- P Touboul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1691-5515)
- Marilena Anastasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-1626)
- Rūta Radzevičienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6565-7845)
- Athina Chalkidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9164-8225)
- Anna Kowalczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7524-2085)
- Ana García-Sangenís (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6689-6466)
- Fabiana Raynal Floriano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-9230)
- Pascale Bruno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8022-114X)
- Carl Llor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-717X)
- Jette Nygaard Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5061-9766)
- Malene Plejdrup Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8444-1369)
- Beatríz González López-Valcarcel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5571-3257)
- Matilde Bøgelund Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4659-824X)
- Maciek Godycki-Ćwirko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9204-5518)
- Lars Bjerrum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0969-0063)
Institutions
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ES)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LT)
- University of Crete (GR)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Université Côte d'Azur (FR)
- Gentofte Hospital (DK)
- Klaipėda University (LT)
- Medical University of Lodz (PL)
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (ES)
- Capital Region of Denmark (DK)
- Institut Català de la Salut (ES)
- Crete University Press (GR)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Geriatric Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01185-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Københavns Universitet
- Syddansk Universitet
- Third Health Programme