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Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Poster presentation

Resist antibiotic use before resistance spreads

Authors: Kiruthigha Kaliyamoorthy, Nithya Ganesan, Aditya Maddali, Tausif Thangalvadi, Parivalavan Rajavelu

Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Special Issue 1/2014

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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the common complaints with which patients present to the emergency department. There are very few studies from our part of the country for UTI. The most commonly used antibiotics are fluoroquinolones, nitrofurantoin and aminoglycosides. The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of bacteria involved in UTI and the prevalent antibiotic resistance patterns. …
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Title
Resist antibiotic use before resistance spreads
Authors
Kiruthigha Kaliyamoorthy
Nithya Ganesan
Aditya Maddali
Tausif Thangalvadi
Parivalavan Rajavelu
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Emergency Medicine / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1865-1372
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1380
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1865-1380-7-S1-P7

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