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. 2021 Apr;27(2):421-428.
doi: 10.1111/jep.13464. Epub 2020 Sep 15.

General practitioners' clinical practice on the management of cystitis in Normandy, France: A clinical vignettes-based study

Claire Beaurain  1   2 , Pascal Thibon  1 , Elise Fiaux  1 , Emmanuel Piednoir  1 , Claude Magnani  3 , François Caron  4   5   6 , Renaud Verdon  2   7   8
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General practitioners' clinical practice on the management of cystitis in Normandy, France: A clinical vignettes-based study

Claire Beaurain et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Rationale, aims, and objectives: The objective was to measure the quality of clinical practice for the management of cystitis in adult women in general practice by collaborating with quality circles and the regional centre for antibiotic counsel.

Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2018 in Normandy, France. A questionnaire composed of clinical vignettes was used to evaluate practices of general practitioners (GPs) with regard to cystitis classified into four categories: simple, at risk of complication, recurrent, and caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. The 2017 French Infectious Diseases Society's guidelines were used as a reference.

Results: A total of 142 GPs participated in the study (45.5% of the solicited). Fosfomycin-trometamol and pivmecillinam were cited as first-line treatments for simple cystitis by 134 (94%) and 38 (27%) participants, respectively. For at risk of complication cystitis, the treatments cited were cefixime by 64 participants (45%), ofloxacin by 50 (35%), pivmecillinam by 49 (35%), fosfomycin-trometamol by 38 (27%), nitrofurantoin by 36 (25%), and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid by 28 (20%). Mean compliance rates were 85% for simple cystitis, 39% for at risk of complication cystitis, 60% for recurrent cystitis and 14% for cystitis caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. Two criteria had less than 10% of the compliant answers: comprehensive knowledge of cystitis complication risk factors (9%) and positivity thresholds of urine cultures (10%).

Conclusions: In this study, diagnostic means, follow-up testing, and simple cystitis treatment (with fosfomycin predominantly mentioned) were broadly compliant. The use of critical antibiotics was too frequent for at risk of complication cystitis. There may be a need to improve the knowledge of professionals on antibiotic resistance and appropriate antibiotic use.

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; clinical vignettes; general practice; measures of clinical practice; urinary tract infections.

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