Community-Acquired Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Isolates from Adult Women in Canada

BACKGROUND: There are currently limited data regarding the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms causing community-acquired urinary tract infections among adult women in Canada. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the recommended first-line empirical antibiotic treatment, unless res...

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Main Authors: Warren J McIsaac, Tony Mazzulli, Joanne Permaul, Rahim Moineddin, Donald E Low
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/791313