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Record Nr.

UNINA9910317810603321

Autore

Dębska-Ślizień Maria Alicja

Titolo

Urinary tract infection : the result of the strength of the pathogen, or the weakness of the host / / edited by Tomas Jarzembowski and Agnieszka Daca

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IntechOpen, 2018

London, England : , : IntechOpen, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-83881-304-7

1-78923-375-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (126 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.6

Soggetti

Urinary tract infections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a problem so common and so significant in routine clinical practice that accurate diagnostics are especially important. In particular, complicated UTI is associated with an increased rate of therapy failures, as a result of possible biofilm formation on foreign elements and antibiotic resistance, as well as the increased possibility of an infection recurrence. These are the arguments for the constant search for novel diagnostic tools and techniques. These and many other vital topics regarding UTI complications, management, and treatment, in addition to antibiotic resistance and bacterial virulence traits allowing us to mitigate or avoid antibiotic action, are presented in this book.