Treating urinary tract infections in public sector primary healthcare facilities in Cape Town, South Africa: A pharmaceutical perspective

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dc.contributor.authorKeuler, Nicole Leanne
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Y
dc.contributor.authorCoetzee, Renier
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-26T13:28:18Z
dc.date.available2023-05-26T13:28:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAntibiotic resistance is a global healthcare burden complicating the management of infections. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are commonly treated in primary care. Managing UTIs appropriately in primary care can combat antibiotic resistance. The treatment practices for UTIs in primary care in Western Cape Province, South Africa, are not well described. To describe treatment of UTIs in adults in primary care in the Cape Town metropole public sector of the Western Cape. A retrospective multicentre medical records review of patients diagnosed with UTIs was conducted during 1 October 2020 - 28 February 2021. Six public sector primary healthcare facilities were included in the study through random selection from three of the four substructures in the Cape Town metropole. Medical records of adult patients diagnosed with UTIs, through clinical diagnosis or microbiological testing, were identified via a selective sampling process. Data were collected from medical records using a standardised data collection tool.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKeuler, N. L. et al. (2022). Treating urinary tract infections in public sector primary healthcare facilities in Cape Town, South Africa: A pharmaceutical perspective. South African Medical Journal, 112(7), 487-493en_US
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8935
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Medical Associationen_US
dc.subjectNitrofurantoinen_US
dc.subjectPharmaceuticsen_US
dc.subjectPrimary careen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectPharmacisten_US
dc.titleTreating urinary tract infections in public sector primary healthcare facilities in Cape Town, South Africa: A pharmaceutical perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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