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Antimicrobial resistance in patients with urinary tract infections and the impact on empiric therapy in Serbia
Author(s) -
Simon Zec,
Aleksa Despotović,
Aleksandra Spurnic-Radovanovic,
Ivana Milošević,
Milica Jovanović,
Mijomir Pelemiš,
Goran Stevanović
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.8124
Subject(s) - empiric therapy , cefepime , medicine , amikacin , drug resistance , antibiotic resistance , antimicrobial , urinary system , univariate analysis , intensive care medicine , multivariate analysis , antibiotics , imipenem , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , alternative medicine
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is essential in establishing treatment guidelines for urinary tract infections. The aim of this pilot study was to analyse resistance rates of pathogens, across different demographics and determine whether adjustments in empiric therapy should be considered for different age and gender groups.

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