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Data was collected from 349 community pharmacies in upper southern Thailand between December 2021 and February 2022. Univariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess factors associated with an inappropriate diagnosis of acute uncomplicated cystitis. The variables with P-value &amp;lt; 0.2 were included in the multivariate model. The statistically significant level was set as P-value &amp;lt; 0.05.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Three hundred and forty-nine pharmacists from 349 community pharmacies were included. Approximately 65% and 69% of the participants had the knowledge to identify which patients should be considered for cystitis and which patients should be considered for acute uncomplicated cystitis. Ninety eight percentage of pharmacists could select the appropriate antibiotic for uncomplicated cystitis patients. The most prescribed antibiotics were ciprofloxacin (44.7%), norfloxacin (40.7%), and ofloxacin (10.3%). Inappropriate diagnosis was significantly related to age (P = 0.016) and role in the community pharmacy (P = 0.033).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The majority of participants had misconceptions about the differential diagnosis between complicated and uncomplicated cystitis. These were related to the community pharmacists\u2019 advanced age. Continuous pharmacy education should be established to advocate rational antibiotic use, especially in a country where community pharmacists are legally allowed to dispense antimicrobials without a prescription.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ijpp\/riae047","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,12]],"date-time":"2024-08-12T12:01:12Z","timestamp":1723464072000},"page":"446-451","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Antibiotic prescribing for acute uncomplicated cystitis among community pharmacists in Thailand"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"32","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0497-8124","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sawitree","family":"Laopaiboonkun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutical Care, School of Pharmacy, Walailak University , Nakhon Si Thammarat 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