Clinical Outcome of Discordant Empirical Therapy and Risk Factors Associated to Treatment Failure in Children Hospitalized for Urinary Tract Infections

• Main Authors: Giovanni Autore (Author), Cosimo Neglia (Author), Margherita Di Costanzo (Author), Martina Ceccoli (Author), Gianluca Vergine (Author), Claudio La Scola (Author), Cristina Malaventura (Author), Alice Falcioni (Author), Alessandra Iacono (Author), Antonella Crisafi (Author), Lorenzo Iughetti (Author), Maria Luisa Conte (Author), Luca Pierantoni (Author), Claudia Gatti (Author), Giacomo Biasucci (Author), Susanna Esposito (Author), UTI- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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With the spread of antibiotic resistance in pediatric urinary tract infections (UTIs), more patients are likely to be started empirically on antibiotics to which pathogens are later found to be resistant (discordant therapy). However, in-vivo effectiveness may be different from in-vitro susceptibili...