Prior urine culture susceptibility may help predict future antibiotic resistance in patients with recurrent UTIs, according to data presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Meeting.
Researchers observed a high incidence of antimicrobial resistance among patients with recurrent UTIs (rUTI) in a study conducted in the urology and primary care practices at a Houston hospital.
“Recurrent UTI is commonly seen in clinical practice, as studies have identified that 24% to 44% of females and 14% of older males go on to develop rUTI,” Marissa Valentine-King, PhD,