Community Acquired Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Primary Care: Causative Agents and Antimicrobial Susceptibility


Arman D., Agalar C., Dizbay M., Tunccan O. G., Keten D. T., Aygun G., ...More

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS, vol.1, 2012 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Keywords: Urinary tract infections, Escherichia coli, community-acquired infections, antimicrobial drug resistance
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the causative agents of community-acquired lower urinary tract infections (CALUTIs) in primary care. We also aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility rates of urinary Escherichia coli isolates to various oral antibiotics and to assist primary care physicians with antibiotic selection.