Prescription pattern of antibiotics in urinary tract infection based on antimicrobial susceptibility test at a tertiary care hospital
Laxmi Shrestha,
Shristi Adhikari,
Anjan Palikhey
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: Urinary tract infection is a common bacterial infection associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and financial burden. This study aimed to identify the causative bacteria, assess their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and evaluate empirical and definitive antibiotic therapy for urinary tract infection.
Methods: A hospital-based crosssectional study was conducted at the outpatient medicine department at a teaching hospital in Nepal from February 15 to July 14, 2022. Two hundred parti… Show more
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