Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infection in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital

• Main Authors: Fahad Khalawi (Author), Savera Arain (Author), Shabeer Ali Thorakkattil (Author), Sainul Abideen Parakkal (Author), Faisal Fahad J. Alghashmari (Author), Mohammed Salim Karattuthodi (Author), Vijayanarayana Kunhikatta (Author), Hassan S. AlHamad (Author), Nasser Emad Alshammari (Author), Ali AlHomoud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are frequently diagnosed in the Emergency Departments (EDs) in Saudi Arabia. Despite their prevalence, there is a lack of localized data on antibiotic prescribing practices for UTIs in EDs, hampering optimal patient care and antibiotic resistance managemen...