Clinical and economic consequences of ozenoxacin vs. other topical antibiotics for the treatment of impetigo: a real-life study in Spain

Autor: Jaime Rodríguez Quintosa, Cintia Cristina Ago, Antoni Sicras Mainar, Renata Villoro, Inés Pérez-Román
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Italian
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Global & Regional Health Technology Assessment, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2284-2403
2283-5733
DOI: 10.33393/grhta.2022.2439
Popis: Background: Impetigo is a common dermatological paediatric infection that can be treated with topical antibiotics: the common are mupirocin (MUP), fusidic acid (FA) and, most recently, ozenoxacin (OZ). Aim: This study assesses the clinical and economic consequences of the use of OZ vs. MUP and vs. FA for the treatment of impetigo in routine clinical practice in Spain. Methods: This is a retrospective observational study using real-life data from electronic medical records of patients with impetigo who started treatment with OZ, MUP or FA (maximum follow-up: 3 months; n = 10,974). We compared treatment duration, comorbidities, use of systemic medication, complications, utilization of resources and associated costs across treatments (p
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