Cost-effectiveness of different strategies for diagnosis of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women presenting in primary care
BACKGROUND: Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are common in primary care resulting in substantial costs. Since antimicrobial resistance against antibiotics for UTIs is rising, accurate diagnosis is needed in settings with low rates of multidrug-resistant bacteria. OBJECTIVE: To compare the cost-effectiveness of different strategies to diagnose UTIs in women who contacted their general practitioner (GP) with painful and/or frequent micturition between 2006 and 2008 in and around Amsterdam, The Netherlands. METHODS: This is a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis using data from 19... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Bosmans , J E , Coupé , V M H , Knottnerus , B J , Geerlings , S E , Moll van Charante , E P & Ter Riet , G 2017 , ' Cost-effectiveness of different strategies for diagnosis of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women presenting in primary care ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 12 , no. 11 , e0188818 , pp. e0188818 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188818 |
Schlagwörter: | Cost-Benefit Analysis / Female / Humans / Journal Article / Netherlands / Primary Health Care / Probability / Urinary Tract Infections |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26845444 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/f295c9b3-f5e7-4a05-b518-7ae706a81844 |