Antibiotic resistance worsens clinical outcomes and, in some cases, significantly impacts the clinical management of urinary tract infections in the outpatient setting.
This article presents the prevalence and mechanism of relevant antimicrobial resistance patterns encountered among uropathogens, and discusses the efficacy of antibiotic regimens and novel therapies in treating commonly encountered multidrug-resistant organisms.
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Gupta K, Bhadelia N. Are you the author?
Infectious Diseases, VA Boston HCS, 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02312, USA; Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine, Dowling 3 North Room 3104, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Reference: Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2014 Mar;28(1):49-59.
doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2013.10.002
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24484574
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