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Urinary Tract Infections

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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is among the most commonly diagnosed and treated infectious disease in ambulatory practice. Key principles in the management of UTI include empiric short-course therapy for appropriate patients, initiation of (or rapid conversion to) effective oral therapy, implementing measures to prevent recurrent UTI, and avoiding antimicrobial therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria, aside from a few clearly indicated circumstances. Adherence to these principles, combined with knowledge of local antimicrobial resistance trends, can help provide effective treatment while limiting unnecessary hospitalization, broad-spectrum antimicrobial use, and diagnostic testing.

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  1. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Dimitri M. Drekonja & James R. Johnson

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  1. Dept. Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Calhoun St. 295, Charleston, 29425, U.S.A.

    Arch G. Mainous III

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    Claire Pomeroy

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Drekonja, D.M., Johnson, J.R. (2010). Urinary Tract Infections. In: Mainous III, A., Pomeroy, C. (eds) Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases. Infectious Disease. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-239-1_10

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