Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

Vladimirs Strazdins

Publications

• Case Report
  Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Adults in Latvia: 2014 Observational Study
  Author(s): Vladimirs Strazdins and Harijs CernevskisVladimirs Strazdins and Harijs Cernevskis
  
  Antimicrobial resistance is a growing worldwide problem. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is not an exception. Therefore, it is crucial to regularly update the bacterial flora spectrum data and the efficacy of the recommended empiric treatment to make timely and appropriate amendments where necessary. This observational study was comprised in July-November 2014, when family physicians across Latvia submitted the anonymous patient data on recurrent UTI treatment in their practice. Anonymous patients’ electronic data files were received, 113 of those met the inclusion criteria and were further analyzed. Bacterial flora spectrum in Latvian adult recurrent UTI population was fairly consistent with data from other European countries, with Escherichia coli identified in 66 (58.41%) cult.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0959.1000208

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