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Trend of antibiotics usage for acute pyelonephritis in Korea based on national health insurance data 2010-2014.
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BMC Infectious Diseases . 6/25/2019, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-7. 7p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>The objective of this study is to describe the changes in prescribing practices of antibiotics to treat acute pyelonephritis (APN) in Korea.<bold>Methods: </bold>The claim data base of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service in Korea was used to select patients with ICD-10 codes N10 (acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis) or N12 (tubulo-interstitial nephritis, not specified as acute nor chronic) as the primary discharge diagnosis during 2010-2014. Consumption of each class of antibiotics was converted to Defined Daily Dose (DDD)/event.<bold>Results: </bold>Throughout the five-year period, the average antibiotic consumption were 11.3 DDD per inpatient event and 6.0 DDD per outpatient event. The annual average antibiotic consumption increased for inpatients (P = 0.002), but remained stable for outpatients (P = 0.066). The use of parenteral antibiotics increased for inpatients (P < 0.001), but decreased for outpatients (P = 0.017). As for the the antibiotic classes, 3rd generation cephalosporins (3rd CEPs) was the most commonly prescribed (41.4%) for inpatients, followed by fluoroquinolones (FQs) (28.5%); for outpatient, FQs (54.8%) was the most commonly prescribed, followed by 3rd CEPs (13.1%). The use of 3rd CEPs (P < 0.001), beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitors (P = 0.007), and carbapenems (P < 0.001) increased substantially for the treatment of hospitalized APN patients. In particular, carbapenems use increased 3.1-fold over the 5 years.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Prescription of broad-spectrum antibiotics increased much for the treatment of APN in Korea during 2010-2014. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *NATIONAL health insurance
*ANTIBIOTICS
*PYELONEPHRITIS
*THERAPEUTICS
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712334
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137161506
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4191-0