Treatment Duration of Febrile Urinary Tract Infections
Abstractnbsp;nbsp;Although febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) are relatively common in adults, data on optimal treatment duration are limited.
Randomized controlled trials specifically addressing the elderly and patients with comorbidities have not been performed.
This review highlights current available evidence. Premenopausal, non-pregnant women without comorbidities can be treated
with a 5–7nbsp;day regimen of fluoroquinolones in countries with low levels of fluoroquinolone resistance, or, if proven susceptible,
with 14nbsp;days of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Oral β-lactams are less effective compared with fluoroquinolones and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
In men with mild to moderate febrile UTI, a 2-week regimen of an oral fluoroquinolone is likely sufficient. Alt...
Molecular characterization of β-lactam-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from Fu River, China
Abstractnbsp;nbsp;The present study aims to demonstrate the β-lactam resistance phenotypes and genotypes of Escherichia coli isolates from the Fu River in Chengdu, southwestern China. We obtained 108 E. coli isolates from nine sampling sites during May and December 2010. The total bacterial count varied from 79 colony-forming units
(CFU)/ml to 14,550nbsp;CFU/ml, and coliform group number from 13 to 1,435 MPN/ml. Among the 108 isolates, 0–31.48% were resistant
to β-lactams and β-lactam inhibitors, 1.85–7.40% to aminoglycoside, 1–20% to fluoroquinolone, and 50% to trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole.
The total bacterial count and antimicrobial resistance of different sites were significantly correlated (Pnbsp;lt;nbsp;0.05). Among the 34 ampicillin-resistant isolates, polymerase ...div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Message:/i/b Please support the a href=http://www.doctorsinchains.org/ target=_blankDoctors In Chains/a campaign for the a href=http://www.doctorsinchains.org/medics/a tortured and sentenced for up to 15 years in a href=http://www.doctorsinchains.org/Bahrain/a. a href=https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23FreeDoctors#FreeDoctors/a/p/div
