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ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL
卷 10, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10111389
关键词
antibiotics; cervical cancer; cystitis; parity; sociodemographic factors; UTI
资金
- Primary Healthcare Management
- governmental funding (Alf funding) of clinical research within the NHS (National Health Services), both Region Skane (Sweden)
- Swedish Society of Medicine
- Swedish Research Council
A nationwide study found that women with lower income, history of cervical cancer, and higher parity are less likely to receive antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated cystitis.
Background: Uncomplicated cystitis is one of the most common reasons for antibiotic treatment in otherwise healthy women. Nationwide studies on antibiotic treatment for this infection and in relation to factors beyond the infection itself have hitherto not been available. Methods: This was a nationwide open cohort study consisting of 352,507 women aged 15-50 years with uncomplicated cystitis (2006-2018). The outcome was a redeemed antibiotic prescription within five days from the cystitis diagnosis. Logistic regression models were used to examine the relationship between the outcome and the predictor variables. Results: This study identified 192,065 redeemed treatments (54.5%). Several sociodemographic variables were associated with antibiotic treatment. For example, women with the lowest income had an odds ratio (OR) of 1.26 (95% CI 1.23-1.28) compared to those with the highest income. History of cervical cancer and high parity were also associated with lower treatment rates. Conclusion: This study presents novel factors beyond the infection which seem to affect the antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated cystitis in women. Future studies to investigate possible mechanisms are warranted in order to properly use our findings. This may help healthcare workers and planners to provide a more equal treatment plan for this common infection, which may reduce misuse of antibiotics, decrease costs and improve efforts against antibiotic resistance.
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