Open AccessTrends in antibiotic resistance for over 700,000 Escherichia coli positive urinary tract infections over six years (2014–2019) from a university teaching hospital
Author(s) -
Andrea Ong,
Nitin Mahobia,
Dave Browning,
Matthew Schembri,
Bhaskar Somani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
central european journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2080-4873
pISSN - 2080-4806
DOI - 10.5173/ceju.2021.0053
Subject(s) - nitrofurantoin , amikacin , ciprofloxacin , fosfomycin , amoxicillin , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , gentamicin , medicine , trimethoprim , cefpodoxime , tobramycin , microbiology and biotechnology , antibacterial agent , biology
Antibiotic microbial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem. Our aim was to review the resistance of Escherichia (E.coli) to antibiotics at our university hospital over a six-year period and see whether our protocol based antibiotic policy over this time led to any change in the resistance patterns.