Guidelines for Therapy and Management of Urinary Tract Infection

This small scale project aimed to optimize antibiotic prescriptions for Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) at Okhaldhunga Community Hospital in Nepal. A review of 18 months data from urine cultures take ... n in the hospital was completed in 2017. Presentations about antibiotic resistance, the local bacterial culture results and possible ways of changing prescription pattern were given for doctors, lab staff and community medical assistants (CMA). 16 months later the prescription rate of antibiotics frequently used for UTIs was followed up, with a 57% reduction of ciprofloxacin consumption! more

AWMF guideline, seit 5 Jahren nicht mehr aktualisiert, wird gerade überarbeitet