Antimicrobial resistance patterns of urinary tract pathogens and rationale for empirical therapy in Turkish children for the years 2000-2006

Catal, Ferhat; Bavbek, Nuket; Bayrak, Omer; Karabel, Musemma; Karabel, Duran; Odemis, ENDER; Uz, Ebru

doi:10.1007/s11255-008-9445-5

Antimicrobial resistance patterns of urinary tract pathogens and rationale for empirical therapy in Turkish children for the years 2000-2006

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INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.41, no.4, pp.953-957, 2009 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 41 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2009
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-008-9445-5
Title of Journal : INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.953-957

Abstract

In patients with suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), antibiotic treatment is usually started empirically, before urine culture results are available. Unfortunately, antibiotic resistance has become an increasingly pressing clinical issue in many countries. The objective of this study was to assess the changing susceptibility of urinary pathogens to commonly used antimicrobials in a six-year period to evaluate the options for empirical antibiotic therapy in children with community acquired UTI.