Open AccessThe Impact of Empirical Management of Acute Cystitis on Unnecessary Antibiotic Use
Author(s) -
Warren J. McIsaac,
Donald E. Low,
Anne Biringer,
Nicholas Pimlott,
Michael Evans,
Richard H. Glazier
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.162.5.600
Subject(s) - pyuria , medicine , antibiotics , acute cystitis , medical prescription , urinary system , urinalysis , urine , empirical treatment , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology
Guidelines for the management of acute cystitis support empirical antibiotic treatment; however, up to half of symptomatic women have negative urine cultures.
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