Exploring variations in recommended first‐choice therapy for complicated urinary tract infections in males: Insights from outpatient settings across age, race, and ethnicity
Kathryn Sine,
Thomas Lavoie,
Aisling R. Caffrey
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionThere are known disparities in the treatment of infectious diseases. However, disparities in treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) are largely uninvestigated.ObjectivesWe characterized UTI treatment among males in Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient settings by age, race, and ethnicity and identified demographic characteristics predictive of recommended first‐choice antibiotic therapy.MethodsWe conducted a national, retrospective cohort study of male VA patients diagnosed with a UTI… Show more
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