Antibiotic prescribing and Non-prescribing in Nursing home residents with signs and symptoms Ascribed to urinary tract infectio
Completed
- Conditions
- Suspected UTI
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26512
- Lead Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 708
Inclusion Criteria
NH residents with a new diagnosis ‘suspected UTI’
Exclusion Criteria
- Recent AB use (past 7 days) for a different type of infection
- A treatment policy indicating that the resident wishes not to be treated with AB in case of a UTI
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Appropriate AB prescribing for suspected UTI at index consultation (yes/no)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Course of symptoms, alternative diagnosis at index consultation, changes in treatment < 3 weeks, hospitalization, mortality, (other) complications, total AB use at NH level