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Table 2 Factors associated with empirical antibiotic prescribing of patients visiting the GP for complaints of an UTI

From: Adherence to and usefulness of the national treatment guideline for urinary tract infections (UTI) in a risk area

 

OR (95% CI)

Multivariate model

Age

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

Previous UTI (< 1 year)

0.42 (0.12–1.51)

Number of symptoms

 No or 1 symptom

Ref

 2 symptoms

2.50 (1.46–4.29)*

 3 or more symptoms

4.07 (2.07- 8.01)*

Culture proven UTI

1.98 (1.06–3.69)*

Previous antibiotic use (< 1 year)

1.74 (0.48–6.24)

Traveling abroad (< 1 year)

 No

Ref

 Yes, Europe

0.85 (0.41–1.78)

 Yes, outside Europe

0.51 (0.16–1.57)

  1. Table 2 shows the associated factors of empirical antibiotic prescription of patients visiting the GP with complaints of an UTI. Associated factors are age; the number of symptoms patients were suffering from; a culture proven UTI; antibiotic use in the year before this study and traveling abroad in the last 12 months. * Significant with p < 0.05