High prevalence of fluoroquinolone-resistant UTI among US emergency department patients diagnosed with urinary tract infection, 2018-2020.

Brett A FaineMegan A RechPriyanka VakkalankaAlan E GrossCaitlin BrownStephanie J HardingGiles SlocumDavid E Zimmerman Anne ZepeskiStacey RewitzerGavin T HowingtonMatthew J CampbellJordan DawsonCierra N TreuLucas NelsonMandy JonesTara FlackBlake PorterPreeyaporn SarangarmAlicia E MattsonAbby BaileyGregory KellyDavid A Talan

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2022)

FQ-resistant E. coli is widely prevalent across US sites highlighting the need for ongoing monitoring of antimicrobial resistance and, at some locations, modification of empirical treatments.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
antimicrobial resistance
emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
escherichia coli
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported