Does laboratory antibiotic susceptibility reporting influence primary care prescribing in urinary tract infection and other infections?

Cliodna A M McNulty; Gemma M Lasseter; André Charlett; Andy Lovering; Rebecca Howell-Jones; Alasdair MacGowan; Mike Thomas

doi:10.1093/jac/dkr088

Does laboratory antibiotic susceptibility reporting influence primary care prescribing in urinary tract infection and other infections?

Cliodna A M McNulty, Gemma M Lasseter, André Charlett, Andy Lovering, Rebecca Howell-Jones, Alasdair MacGowan, Mike Thomas

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Abstract

Using a prospective interrupted time series design, our goal was to determine whether a change in urine antibiotic susceptibility reporting from co-amoxiclav to cefalexin to community clinicians served by Southmead General Hospital led to a change in antibiotic prescribing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1396-404
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume	66
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkr088
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011

Keywords

antibiotic
susceptibility
Primary care
laboratory
Urinary tract infection
UTI

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Does laboratory antibiotic susceptibility reporting influence primary care prescribing in urinary tract infection and other infections? / McNulty, Cliodna A M; Lasseter, Gemma M; Charlett, André et al.
In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Vol. 66, No. 6, 06.2011, p. 1396-404.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review