Examining antibiotic prescribing and urine culture testing for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a primary care spinal cord injury (SCI) cohort.

Arrani Senthinathan Beverley Catharine CravenAndrew M MorrisMelanie PennerKaren TuSusan B Jaglal

Published in: Spinal cord (2023)

Nearly 60% of antibiotic prescriptions for UTIs in the SCI population were associated with a urine culture. Only physician characteristics, not patient characteristics, were associated with whether or not a urine culture was conducted, and the class of antibiotic prescribed. Future research should aim to further understand physician factors with antibiotic prescribing and urine culture testing for UTIs in the SCI population.

Keyphrases

primary care
spinal cord injury
urinary tract infection
neuropathic pain
emergency department
general practice
adverse drug
case report