quinolones being overused for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs)
June 2006
Experts are concerned about quinolones being overused for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Physicians are hearing about increasing resistance of E. coli to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX).
But this is not true in all regions. In many areas, E. coli is still susceptible to TMP/SMX.
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