Multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention using a participatory-action-research approach to improve antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections in frail elderly (ImpresU): study protocol for a European qualitative study followed by a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

Esther A R Hartman,Ingmarie Skoglund,Theo J M Verheij,Sigurd Hoye,Cees M P M Hertogh,Wim G Groen,Maciej Godycki-Cwirko,Tamara N Platteel,Anna Kowalczyk,Nicolaas P A Zuithoff,Morten Lindbaek,Pär-Daniel Sundvall,Silje Rebekka Heltveit-Olsen,Ronny Gunnarsson,Egill Snaebjörnsson Arnljots,Annelie A Monnier,Alma C Van De Pol

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052552

Multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention using a participatory-action-research approach to improve antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections in frail elderly (ImpresU): study protocol for a European qualitative study followed by a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

Esther A R Hartman, Ingmarie Skoglund + Show 15 more

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Journal: BMJ Open	Publication Date: Oct 1, 2021
Citations: 7	License type: open-access

Affiliation: Utrecht University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland, Medical University of Lodz, University of Oslo

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IntroductionAlmost 60% of antibiotics in frail elderly are prescribed for alleged urinary tract infections (UTIs). A substantial part of this comprises prescriptions in case of non-specific symptoms or asymptomatic bacteriuria,...

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