Are empirical antibiotics currently prescribed for patients presenting to the emergency department with uncomplicated cystitis appropriate?

Description

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Medicine in Emergency Medicine. Johannesburg, 2013 / To determine the types of uropathogens encountered in patients
presenting to a busy private emergency department in Johannesburg and
compare sensitivity patterns of the bacteria identified with current
antimicrobial prescribing patterns.

Links & Downloads

1. http://hdl.handle.net10539/13713

Tags

Antibiotics--therapeutic use

Urinary Tract Infections

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/13713
Date	10 February 2014
Creators	Frankel, Jennifer
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Format	application/pdf, application/octet-stream