Evolution of bacterial susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in a country with high antibiotic consumption: a comparison of two surveys with a 10 year interval | Zendy

David De Backer | Zendy; Thierry Christiaens | Zendy; Stefan Heytens | Zendy; An De Sutter | Zendy; Ellen E. Stobberingh | Zendy; Gerda Verschraegen | Zendy

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Evolution of bacterial susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in a country with high antibiotic consumption: a comparison of two surveys with a 10 year interval

Author(s) -

David De Backer,

Thierry Christiaens,

Stefan Heytens,

An De Sutter,

Ellen E. Stobberingh,

Gerda Verschraegen

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkn197

Subject(s) - antibiotics , escherichia coli , urinary system , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , consumption (sociology) , biology , genetics , gene , social science , sociology

For the empirical treatment of cystitis, clinicians are often guided by susceptibility data taken from urinary samples that sent to regional microbiological laboratories, which are not representatives for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs). To offer adequate recommendations, the distribution and susceptibility pattern of uropathogens in uncomplicated UTIs in women were compared with those obtained 10 years ago in our uropathogen surveillance in a primary healthcare setting.

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