Study finds that among women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI), those with antimicrobial-resistant isolates are at increased risk for progression to complicated UTI vs those with susceptible isolates.
Inappropriate antibiotic treatment selection or duration as well as lack of microbial evidence of infection were commonly found in patients hospitalized for select event.
A considerable proportion of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) have inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
A new decision support tool could optimize antibiotic prescribing for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in the outpatient setting.
New study is the first focused analysis of bacterial diversity in the urogenital tract of postmenopausal women, according to investigators.
Use of cyclosporine, infliximab, and anti-IL17 agents may be associated with increased risk of symptomatic urinary tract infection in women with psoriasis.
Findings seen in propensity-matched cohorts vs receipt of DPP-4 inhibitors or GLP-1 agonists.
Many healthcare-associated, community-onset urinary tract infections develop after being discharged.
Correlation highest for UTI; smaller-magnitude associations seen for UTI with intracerebral hemorrhage.
A significant percentage of patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) are treated with an empiric antibiotic agent to which the etiologic bacteria is resistant.
