title: Treatment of urinary tract infections in Dutch hospitals.
abstract: The antibiotic policy in 34 Dutch formularies for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI) was evaluated. A great variation in antibiotic therapy for the treatment of cystitis was observed: the length of therapy ranged from 1 to 14 days, the agents recommended included older compounds such as trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and newer agents such as ciprofloxacin. Recommendations for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis were: a 2 week course of co-trimoxazole in 20 out of 34 formularies. Likewise for acute prostatitis less variation was observed for the length of treatment, i.e. 2 weeks co-trimoxazole, doxycycline or quinolones.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stobberingh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Janknegt
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wijnands
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003556:Cystitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents