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Management of urinary tract infections: what do doctors recommend and patients do? An observational study in German primary care.

Ildikó GagyorStephanie Strube-PlaschkeKatrin RentzschWolfgang Himmel
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
A substantial proportion of women did not follow their physicians' treatment recommendations, and many used NSAIDs. All women had a good chance of recovery irrespective of whether they decided to take antibiotics. A sensitive listening to patient preferences in the consultation may encourage physicians to recommend and prescribe symptomatic treatment with NSAID more often than antibiotic medicines.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • urinary tract infection
  • end stage renal disease
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • case report
  • pregnant women
  • peritoneal dialysis