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## Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the association between antiseizure medication (asm) and the risk of urinary tract infections (uti) in patients with epilepsy treated in general practices in germany. ## Methods: This study includes a total of 2201 patients (mean age: 61.4) whose first documented uti diagnosis occurred between january 2015 and december 2019 (index date) and who were prescribed at least one asm in 1198 general practices in germany within one year prior to the index date. based on a case-control design, the association between predefined criteria and uti was investigated by matching (1:1) controls without uti to cases with uti by sex, age, and codiagnoses. logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between asm use and uti risk. ## Results: In the first regression model, phenytoin (pht), primidone, carbamazepine (cbz), and valproate (vpa) were associated with an increased risk of uti. in the second model, these associations were confirmed with effects per prescription for pht, primidone, cbz, and vpa use. additionally, the effect per prescription was significant for oxcarbazepine (oxc), topiramate, and gabapentin. ## Conclusion: The stu

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Author

Jana Heidemann; Bettina Schmitz; Karel Kostev

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1525-5050)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)