Reducing antibiotic use for uncomplicated urinary tract infection in general practice by treatment with uva-ursi (REGATTA) - a double-blind, randomized, controlled comparative effectiveness trial

• Main Authors: Kambiz Afshar (Author), Nina Fleischmann (Author), Guido Schmiemann (Author), Jutta Bleidorn (Author), Eva Hummers-Pradier (Author), Tim Friede (Author), Karl Wegscheider (Author), Michael Moore (Author), Ildikó Gágyor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in general practice and usually treated with antibiotics. This contributes to increasing resistance rates of uropathogenic bacteria. A previous trial showed a reduction of antibiotic use in women with UTI by initial symptoma...