The Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection

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Authors

Guido Schmiemann · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Eberhardt Kniehl · Zentrum für Labormedizin

Klaus Gebhardt · Zentrum für Labormedizin

Martha M. Matejczyk · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Eva Hummers · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Abstract

With the aid of a small number of additional diagnostic criteria, antibiotic treatment for UTI can be provided more specifically and thus more effectively. Differentiating UTI from asymptomatic bacteriuria, which usually requires no treatment, can lower the frequency of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.

Topics & Keywords

Urinary Tract Infections Management Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Deutsches Ärzteblatt international

Volume 107, Issue 21, pp. 361-7

DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0361

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