Empirical treatment of urinary tract infections: how rational are our guidelines?
Author(s) -
Mary Claire O’Grady,
Louise Barry,
G.D. Corcoran,
Carmel Hooton,
Roy D. Sleator,
Brigid Lucey
Publication year - 2018
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/dky405
Subject(s) - nitrofurantoin , medicine , antimicrobial , antibiotic resistance , intensive care medicine , ciprofloxacin , defined daily dose , amoxicillin , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology , medical prescription
This study considers susceptibility test results obtained over a 6 month period for Enterobacteriaceae that caused urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the Cork region of Ireland and uses these results to examine the suitability of Irish empirical treatment guidelines.
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