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PNFLBA-02 A HEAD TO HEAD COMPARATIVE PHASE II TRIAL OF STANDARD URINE CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY VERSUS DNA NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING TESTING FOR URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
1 Apr 2017
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Many studies have discussed clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of cystitis and pyelonephritis. Treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be based on empiric antibiotic therapy. For complicated or recurrent UTIs, therapy can be based on laboratory-controlled culture and sensitivity (C&S) reports. The diagnosis of UTI by clinical criteria alone has an error rate of up to 33%. In...
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