Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infection in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are frequently diagnosed in the Emergency Departments (EDs) in Saudi Arabia. Despite their prevalence, there is a lack of localized data on antibiotic prescribing practices for UTIs in EDs, hampering optimal patient care and antibiotic resistance managemen...

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Published in:	Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Main Authors:	Fahad Khalawi, Savera Arain, Shabeer Ali Thorakkattil, Sainul Abideen Parakkal, Faisal Fahad J. Alghashmari, Mohammed Salim Karattuthodi, Vijayanarayana Kunhikatta, Hassan S. AlHamad, Nasser Emad Alshammari, Ali AlHomoud
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Urinary tract infection Antibiotic resistance Infection control Antimicrobial stewardship Emergency department Recurrent infections
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398424001040