Impact of Empirical Antibiotic Therapy on Outcomes of Outpatient Urinary Tract Infection Due to Nonsusceptible Enterobacterales | Zendy

Michael W. Dunne | Zendy; Sailaja Puttagunta | Zendy; Steven I. Aronin | Zendy; Stephen E. Brossette | Zendy; John Murray | Zendy; Vikas Gupta | Zendy

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Impact 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.

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