Antibiotikaverschreibung in urologischen Kliniken Deutschlands: Ergebnisse einer Querschnittstudie

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Contributors

  • Winfried V. Kern - , University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Academy for Infectious Diseases (Author)
  • Jürgen Baumann - , medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT (Author)
  • Gesche Först - , University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg (Author)
  • Evelyn Kramme - , University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Lübeck (Author)
  • Michaela Steib-Bauert - , University Medical Center Freiburg (Author)
  • Jennifer Kranz - , RWTH Aachen University, Martin Luther University Hospital (Author)
  • Giuseppe Magistro - , Asklepios Westklinikum GmbH (Author)
  • Katja de With - , Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Background: The patterns and intensity of inpatient antibiotic prescribing vary according to medical specialty. Objectives: Analysis of recent data on antibiotic use density in hospital departments of urology in Germany. Methods: Annual surveillance data of 107 departments for the period 2022/2023 were evaluated. We used a daily dose definition adapted for adult hospitalized patients (recommended daily doses, RDD), and 100 patient days as the denominator (RDD/100). Results: The overall median antibiotic use density was 71 RDD/100 with a wide range between 15.9 and 138.7 RDD/100 but no significant differences according to hospital size. Fluoroquinolones (median 6.0 RDD/100) were prescribed as the fourth most frequent antibiotic class after broad-spectrum cephalosporins (median 16.2 RDD/100), aminopenicillin/beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations (median 10.8 RDD/100), and broad-spectrum penicillins (piperacillin-tazobactam and piperacillin) (median 8.9 RDD/100). The ratio between penicillin and cephalosporin RDD per hospital ranged from 6:94 to 98:2 (overall 52:48). The proportion of aminoglycosides (< 1%) and parenteral fosfomycin (< 0.1%) was very small. Cotrimoxazole (median 4.0 RDD/100) was less frequently prescribed than fluoroquinolones. The proportion of oral agents was 44.7% overall, with only small differences according to hospital size. Oral fosfomycin, pivmecillinam, nitrofurantoin, and nitroxoline were much less frequently prescribed than oral beta-lactams, fluoroquinolones, and cotrimoxazole. Conclusion: The overall antibiotic use density in urological hospital departments varied substantially in 2022/2023. Beta-lactam antibiotics were the most frequently used antibiotics, while fluoroquinolones (often as oral agents) continued to be prescribed with a large range similar to overall antibiotic use and independent of hospital size. Inpatient prescribing of the agents recommended and typically used for uncomplicated cystitis was rare. Penicillins and cotrimoxazole should more often be considered as the treatment option. Aminoglycosides and parenteral fosfomycin should be discussed in cases of otherwise drug-resistant pathogens.

Translated title of the contribution
Antibiotic prescribing practice in urological departments in Germany
results of a cross-sectional study

Details

Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)165–172
Number of pages8
JournalUrologie
Volume64
Issue number2
Early online date19 Nov 2024
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Mendeley f005c57b-1533-3981-886f-9087652db2da
ORCID /0000-0001-9473-3018/work/175764403
PubMed 39557659

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Keywords

  • Aminoglycosides, Cotrimoxazole, Fluoroquinolones, Hospital antibiotic use, Pharmacoepidemiology