Editorial Commentary: Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria might be harmful

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1662-1663

  Wagenlehner, Florian M E ^a   Naber, Kurt G ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

asymptomactic bacteriuria; prophylaxis; recurrent urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84952004254     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ698     Document Type: Note

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