Management of Urinary Tract Infections From Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

• Autores: Kalpana Gupta, Nahid Bhadelia
• Localización: Infectious disease clinics of North America, ISSN 0891-5520, Vol. 28, Nº. 1, 2014 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Urinary tract infections: diagnostic and management issues), págs. 49-59
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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