Identifying Patterns of Primary Care Antibiotic Prescribing for a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Cohort Using an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Database.
Arrani SenthinathanMelanie PennerKaren TuAndrew M MorrisB Catharine CravenZhiyin LiJun GuanSusan B JaglalPublished in: Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation (2023)
UTIs were the number one prescription indication, and fluoroquinolones were the most prescribed antibiotic. Catheter use was associated with number of antibiotics, and PCP's years of practice was associated with duration. The study provided important information about primary care antibiotic prescribing in the SCI population and found that not all individuals received frequent antibiotics prescriptions.