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Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric Urology: Editorial Comment

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Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has been very well known since the advent of antibiotics. Overuse, misuse or inappropriate use of antibiotics are the key factors in developing antibiotic resistance. Pediatric Urology as a speciality also suffers from antibiotic resistance. This chapter summarises the causes of antibiotic resistance in Pediatric Urology and the way forward to slow down this phenomenon.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

    Prasad Godbole

  2. Division of Urology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA

    Duncan T. Wilcox

  3. Department of Surgery and IHPME, University of Toronto Paediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Martin A. Koyle

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

    Prasad Godbole

  2. Division of Urology, University of Colorado Division of Urology, Aurora, CO, USA

    Duncan T. Wilcox

  3. Department of Surgery and IHPME, University of Toronto Paediatric Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Martin A. Koyle

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Godbole, P., Wilcox, D.T., Koyle, M.A. (2021). Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric Urology: Editorial Comment. In: Godbole, P., Wilcox, D.T., Koyle, M.A. (eds) Practical Pediatric Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54020-3_3

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