Escherichia coli antimicrobial susceptibility profile and cumulative antibiogram to guide empirical treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women in the province of Québec, 2010–15
Author(s) -
Gaelle A Delisle,
Caroline Quach,
Marc-Christian Domingo,
Alexandre A. Boudreault,
Marie Gourdeau,
Harold Bernatchez,
Christian Lavallée
Publication year - 2016
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/dkw302
Subject(s) - nitrofurantoin , ciprofloxacin , trimethoprim , medicine , sulfamethoxazole , urine , antibiotics , antimicrobial , urinary system , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Empirical treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women should be based on local susceptibility data. We aimed to generate regional and provincial cumulative antibiograms combining data from different laboratory information systems and determine the impact of basic patient characteristics on susceptibility results.
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