76. Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in the Multi-resistance Era: Is It Time of Microbiologic Diagnosis? An Observational Study in Buenos Aires City
Abstract:Background
Uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI) is one of the main causes of antibiotics prescription in outpatient setting. Current recommendations, based on studies from pre-antimicrobial resistance era, suggest that diagnosis of uUTI can be made based on clinical symptoms and that urine analysis leads only to a minimal increase in diagnostic accuracy. We analyzed urine cultures (UC) from patients with clinical diagnosis.
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