A5069535309- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
University of Copenhagen
2021-2023
Gentofte Hospital
2021
We investigated whether prior use of antibiotics affects the risk mecillinam/trimethoprim/nitrofurantoin/multi-resistant Escherichia coli urinary tract infection (UTI) among elderly patients in general practice. Data on urine culture came from samples performed practice and sent to hospitals Capital Region Denmark, prescription data a nationwide database. The study population consisted with UTI episodes (n = 41,027) caused by E. that received concurrent antibiotic against 2012 2017. used...
Objective This study aimed to describe prescription of antibiotics the elderly population in general practice Denmark from 2010–2017.Design is a national register-based observational study.Setting General practice, DenmarkMain outcome measure The main was prescriptions/1,000 inhabitants/day (PrID) relation year, age and sex, indication, antibiotic agent.Subjects In this study, we included inhabitants Denmark, ≥65 years between 01st July 2010–30th June 2017.Results A total 5,168,878...
To curb future antibiotic resistance it is important to monitor and investigate current prescription patterns of antibiotics.To examine trends in children aged 0-6 years old the association with socioeconomic status municipalities Capital region Denmark between 2009 2018.This a register-based study combining data on treatments from 2018, inhabitant-data municipality scores. Subjects were years, residing Region Denmark. The quantifies use antibiotics as number treatments/1000 inhabitants/year...
The objective of this study was to compare antibiotic prescription rates in Denmark among elderly living long-term care facilities at home, with regards total use and for urinary tract infection.This is an observational registry-based study. population included all Danish residents aged ≥75 years 2016. Linear regression models were used examine the difference between home. Results adjusted age, sex comorbidity, latter assessed via Charlson Comorbidity Index.The consisted 416,627 elderly....
Aims: The development of effective interventions to reduce inappropriate use antibiotics in the elderly population requires knowledge on who can benefit from such interventions. Thus, we aimed identify and characterise antibiotic heavy users among patients general practice with respect sociodemographic variables. Methods: We conducted a retrospective nationwide register-based study all Danish citizens (⩾65 years) redeemed an prescription 2017. Heavy were defined as 10% highest excess use,...