Empiric antibiotic therapy in urinary tract infection in patients with risk factors for antibiotic resistance in a German emergency department

Empiric antibiotic therapy in urinary tract infection in patients with risk factors for antibiotic resistance in a German emergency department

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to identify clinical risk factors for antimicrobial resistances and multidrug resistance (MDR) in urinary tract infections (UTI) in an emergency department in order to improve empirical therapy. Methods UTI cases from an emergency department (ED) during...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Bischoff, Thomas Walter, Marlis Gerigk, Matthias Ebert, Roger Vogelmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
Emergency medicine
Infectious disease
Multidrug resistance
Risk factors
Urinary tract infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-2960-9

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