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Hospital admission after primary care consultation for community-onset lower urinary tract infection: a cohort study of risks and predictors using linked data
CONCLUSION: Urinary infection-related hospital admission after primary care consultation for community-onset lower UTI was rare; however, increased odds for UHA were observed for some patient groups. Efforts to reduce antibiotic prescribing for suspected UTI should focus on patients aged <55 years without risk factors for complicated UTI, recurrent UTI, DM, or FI.PMID:37487642 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2022.0592
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - July 24, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anna Aryee Patrick Rockenschaub John Robson Marian Priebe Zaheer Ahmed Caoimhe Nic Fhogartaigh David Ball Andrew Hayward Laura Shallcross Source Type: research

Assessing the appropriateness of community-based antibiotic prescribing in Alberta, Canada, 2017-2020, using ICD-9-CM codes: a cross-sectional study
CMAJ Open. 2023 Jul 4;11(4):E579-E586. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20220114. Print 2023 Jul-Aug.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is a rising threat to human health, and, with up to 90% of antibiotics prescribed in the community, it is critical to examine Canadian antibiotic stewardship practices in outpatient settings. We carried out a large-scale analysis of appropriateness in community-based prescribing of antibiotics to adults in Alberta, reporting on 3 years of data from physicians practising in the province.METHODS: The study cohort was composed of all adult (age 18-65 yr) Alberta residents who filled at least 1 an...
Source: cmaj - July 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Myles Leslie Raad Fadaak Brendan Cord Lethebe Jessie Hart Szostakiwskyj Source Type: research

The Extraordinary Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance
Br J Gen Pract. 2023 Feb 23;73(728):99. doi: 10.3399/bjgp23X732021. Print 2023 Mar.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36823066 | DOI:10.3399/bjgp23X732021
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - February 23, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Euan Lawson Source Type: research

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