Empiric use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) in the treatment of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections, in a geographical area with a high prevalence of TMP-SMX-resistant uropathogens

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1165-1169

  Raz, R ^a,e   Chazan, B ^a   Kennes, Y ^a   Colodner, R ^a   Rottensterich, E ^b   Dan, M ^c   Lavi, I ^d   Stamm, W ^f,g   Rohana, Y ^g   Fainlaid, N ^g   Bennet, L ^g   Cantarell, M ^g   Gvidolin, A ^g  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Zvulun Outpatient Clinic   (Israel)

^c WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^f Microbiology Laboratory   (Israel)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORGANELLA; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; CYSTITIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WOMEN;

EID: 0036569748     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339812     Document Type: Article

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