Critically Ill Health Care-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: Broad vs. Narrow Antibiotics in the Emergency Department Have Similar Outcomes

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the second most common infection requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission in emergency department (ED) patients. Optimal empiric management for health care-associated (HCA) UTI is unclear, particularly in the critically ill.

Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 6, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kirstin J. Kooda, Maria Rudis, Kristin Mara, Casey Clements, Fernanda Bellolio Tags: Original Contributions Source Type: research