Prevalence of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in adults with and without HIV presenting with urinary tract infections to primary care clinics in Zimbabwe.
Ioana Diana OlaruRashida A FerrandMutsawashe ChisengaShunmay YeungBruce MacraeProsper ChonziRichard A StablerHeidi HopkinsDavid MabeyKudzai P E MasundaKatharina KranzerPublished in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2021)
This study found an association between HIV and ESBL-producing E. coli in patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of UTI to primary care in Harare. HIV status should be considered when prescribing empirical antimicrobial treatment.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- escherichia coli
- hiv testing
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- urinary tract infection
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- men who have sex with men
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- general practice
- south africa
- risk factors
- staphylococcus aureus
- emergency department
- cystic fibrosis
- biofilm formation
- physical activity
- sleep quality
- candida albicans