dc.contributor.author | Vellinga, Akke | |
dc.contributor.author | Cormican, Martin | |
dc.contributor.author | Hanahoe, Belinda | |
dc.contributor.author | Murphy, Andrew W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-20T16:27:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-20T16:27:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-07-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vellinga, Akke; Cormican, Martin; Hanahoe, Belinda; Murphy, Andrew W (2010). Predictive value of antimicrobial susceptibility from previous urinary tract infection in the treatment of re-infection. British Journal of General Practice 60 (576), 511-513 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0960-1643,1478-5242 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/14289 | |
dc.description.abstract | Recurrent urinary tract infections are often re-infections; therefore, antimicrobial susceptibility test results from a previous episode may guide the empiric therapy in subsequent episbdes. This analysis provides predictive values of the antimicrobial susceptibility of previous Escherichia coli isolates for the treatment of re-infections in routine clinical practice. If resistance to ampicillin, trimethoprim, or ciprofloxacin is detected, re-prescription within 3 months is imprudent. Susceptibility to nitrofurantoin, ciprofloxacin, or trimethoprim in a previous sample supports their prescription for a re-infection within 3 months and up to a year. Resistance to nitrofurantoin is low and, once detected, decays relatively quickly. Nitrofurantoin should be considered as a first-line agent for initial and repeat treatment. | |
dc.publisher | Royal College of General Practitioners | |
dc.relation.ispartof | British Journal of General Practice | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | antibiotic resistance | |
dc.subject | escherichia coli | |
dc.subject | general practice | |
dc.subject | predictive value | |
dc.subject | urinary tract infection | |
dc.subject | women | |
dc.subject | diagnosis | |
dc.subject | accuracy | |
dc.title | Predictive value of antimicrobial susceptibility from previous urinary tract infection in the treatment of re-infection | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3399/bjgp10x514765 | |
dc.local.publishedsource | https://bjgp.org/content/60/576/511.full.pdf | |
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