Updates in Antimicrobial Selection for uUTIs

In this episode, Lillian Abbo, MD, MBA, FIDSA, discusses appropriate antimicrobial selection for managing uncomplicated UTIs, including:

• Balancing discrepancies in available guidelines 
• Individualizing antimicrobial selection based on patient characteristics and local resistance patterns 
• Incorporating tools, like antibiograms, into daily practice 
• Being a good steward of currently available antimicrobial agents 
• Planning ahead for emerging therapies for uncomplicated UTIs

Presenter:

Lillian Abbo, MD, MBA, FIDSA
Associate Chief Medical Officer 
Infectious Diseases
Jackson Health System
Professor of Clinical Infectious Diseases
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami Transplant Institute
Miami, Florida

Find other program activities here: 

• “Uncomplicated” Doesn’t Mean Easy: Recognizing the Burden and Preventing Treatment Failure of Uncomplicated UTIs
• Slides on “Uncomplicated” Doesn’t Mean Easy: Recognizing the Burden and Preventing Treatment Failure of Uncomplicated UTIs
• Podcast 1: Burden on Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
• Podcast 3: When Things Get Complicated: Managing uUTIs in Acute Care
• ClinicalThought: Not Always an Easy Task: Antimicrobial Stewardship for Uncomplicated UTIs

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