Open AccessCommunity-Acquired Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Isolates from Adult Women in Canada
Author(s) -
Warren J. McIsaac,
Tony Mazzulli,
Joanne Permaul,
Rahim Moineddin,
Donald E. Low
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2006/791313
Subject(s) - antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , urinary system , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
There are currently limited data regarding the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms causing community-acquired urinary tract infections among adult women in Canada. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the recommended first-line empirical antibiotic treatment, unless resistance of Escherichia coli to TMP-SMX exceeds 20%.
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