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

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Uropathogen resistance, fluoroquinolone‐resistance (FQR), and extended spectrum beta‐lactamase (ESBL), has been observed to be emerging worldwide with prevalences above recommended thresholds for routine empirical treatment. The primary aim of our… Click to show full abstract

Uropathogen resistance, fluoroquinolone‐resistance (FQR), and extended spectrum beta‐lactamase (ESBL), has been observed to be emerging worldwide with prevalences above recommended thresholds for routine empirical treatment. The primary aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of FQR from a geographically diverse sample of United States emergency departments (EDs).

Keywords: emergency; high prevalence; fluoroquinolone resistant; fluoroquinolone; prevalence fluoroquinolone

Journal Title: Academic Emergency Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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