Breakpoints

#98 – Uncomplicated UTIs: Getting Uncomfortable with Uncertainty

Breakpoints

Show Notes

Drs. Chris Crnich, Angela Huttner, and Jeannette Bouchard join Dr. Erin McCreary to discuss all things uncomplicated UTIs! Gain insight into where our new guidelines may be headed and pearls from experts in a variety of clinical settings, including a clinic specifically devoted to UTIs! Funding for this podcast was supported by an independent medical education grant from GSK.

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References:

Proposing the "Continuum of UTI" doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003874

UTIs exciting new frontier doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.07.016

Fosfo vs Nitro doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.3627

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