Bacterial growth and antimicrobial resistance in urinary <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolates among men with lower UTI in Swedish primary healthcare: retrospective data over a 4 year period.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Escherichia coli, the most common bacterium causing urinary tract infections (UTIs), is increasingly reported as resistant to multiple antibiotics. Swedish surveillance data from hospital and primary health care (PHC) report a 17%-19% prevalence of resistance to ciprofloxacin in E. coli from urine cultures in men over 20 years of age. Surveillance data may include nosocomial infections. However, few studies have described resistance in E. coli in men with community-acquired UTI in PHC. We aimed to describe the microbiological results, including antibiotic resistance in E. coli, in men with lower UTI (LUTI) attending PHC.

Methods

In this retrospective study based on information from electronic medical records, we included patients from 2

SUBMITTER: Kornfalt Isberg H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11670775 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature