Open AccessImpact of Empirical Antibiotic Therapy on Outcomes of Outpatient Urinary Tract Infection Due to Nonsusceptible Enterobacterales
Author(s) -
Michael W. Dunne,
Sailaja Puttagunta,
Steven I Aronin,
Stephen E. Brossette,
John Murray,
Vikas Gupta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.502
H-Index - 51
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.02359-21
Subject(s) - antibiotics , medicine , medical prescription , antibiotic resistance , urinary system , outpatient clinic , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology
Resistance rates for bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) have increased dramatically. Regional rates of resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics now exceed 20%, which is the threshold at which the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends therapy be guided by culture.