Bacterial resistance in urinary tract infections: How to stem the tide

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 813-818

  Fluit, A C ^a   Schmitz, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Resistance; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MECILLINAM; NEW DRUG; NITROFURANTOIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PIVMECILLINAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFAFURAZOLE; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL MUTATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EMPIRICISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034878863     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2.5.813     Document Type: Review

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