Adherence to International Guidelines for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Lebanon

Table 3

Bivariate analysis.

	Appropriate antibiotic		Appropriate dose		Appropriate duration		Appropriate overall regimen
Age
<50 years	112 (35.6%)		232 (73.7%)		183 (58.1%)		66 (21.0%)
>50 years	19 (31.1%)		44 (72.1%)		36 (59%)		14 (23.0%)
Frequency of attacks
<3/year	115 (37.5%)		226 (73.6%)		180 (58.6%)		72 (23.5%)
≥3/year	16 (23.2%)		50 (72.5%)		39 (56.5%)		8 (11.6%)
Choice of medication
Nitrofurantoin	N/A		76 (77.6%)		58 (59.2%)		N/A
Fosfomycin	N/A		19 (100%)		15 (78.9%)		N/A
Fluoroquinolones	N/A		80 (54.8%)		72 (49.3%)		N/A