The Management of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis in Adult Women by Family Physicians in Canada

INTRODUCTION: There are few Canadian studies that have assessed prescribing patterns and antibiotic preferences of physicians for acute uncomplicated cystitis. A cross-Canada study of adult women with symptoms of acute cystitis seen by primary care physicians was conducted to determine current manag...

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Main Authors: Warren J McIsaac, Preeti Prakash, Susan Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/404939
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spelling doaj-art-69c3d74e23204ec48971ba68a4d77d012025-02-03T05:45:32ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322008-01-0119428729310.1155/2008/404939The Management of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis in Adult Women by Family Physicians in CanadaWarren J McIsaac0Preeti Prakash1Susan Ross2Ray D Wolfe Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, CanadaRay D Wolfe Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, CanadaDepartments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Foothills Medical Centre and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaINTRODUCTION: There are few Canadian studies that have assessed prescribing patterns and antibiotic preferences of physicians for acute uncomplicated cystitis. A cross-Canada study of adult women with symptoms of acute cystitis seen by primary care physicians was conducted to determine current management practices and first-line antibiotic choices.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/404939
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