A present and global threat called Extended-Spectrum Beta-lactamases (ESBLs)

Volume 1 - Issue 1

Fernanda Machado Fonseca¹* and Kennio Ferreira Paim²

Received: August 13, 2018;   Published: August 29, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/CTBM.2018.01.000103

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Abstract

The urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common cause of antibiotic prescription in general medicine. The main etiological agents of UTIs are the Enterobacteria, that account for about 70 to 80% of the isolated microorganisms in the laboratory routine. In most cases, the empirical treatment is initiated, without the request of the urine culture, which can result in therapeutic failures and worsening of the disease due to the development of microbial resistance [1].

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