Antibiotic stewardship: prescribing of trimethoprim vs nitrofurantoin by all CCGs

Why it matters: Resistance to trimethoprim is increasing, and therefore Public Health England is recommending that nitrofurantoin is used first for empirical treatment of urinary tract infections.

Description: Trimethoprim as a percentage of prescribing of nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim

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Tagged as: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Standard, Infections (or browse all measures)

CCGs are ordered by mean percentile over the past six months. Each chart shows the results for the individual CCG, plus deciles across all CCGs in the NHS in England.

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