作者
Christopher C Butler, Nick Francis, Emma Thomas-Jones, Carl Llor, Emily Bongard, Michael Moore, Paul Little, Janine Bates, Mandy Lau, Timothy Pickles, Micaela Gal, Mandy Wootton, Nigel Kirby, David Gillespie, Kate Rumbsy, Curt Brugman, Kerenza Hood, Theo Verheij
发表日期
2017/12/1
期刊
British Journal of General Practice
卷号
67
期号
665
页码范围
e830-e841
出版商
British Journal of General Practice
简介
Background
Regional variations in the presentation of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) and pathogen sensitivity to antibiotics have been cited as reasons to justify differences in how the infections are managed, which includes the prescription of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Aim
To describe presentation and management of UTI in primary care settings, and explore the association with patient recovery, taking microbiological findings and case mix into account.
Design and setting
Prospective observational study of females with symptoms of uncomplicated UTI presenting to primary care networks in England, Wales, the Netherlands, and Spain.
Method
Clinicians recorded history, symptom severity, management, and requested mid-stream urine culture. Participants recorded, in a diary, symptom severity each day for 14 days. Time to recovery was compared between patient characteristics and between countries …
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