Empiric Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection with Fluoroquinolones in Older Women in Israel: Another Lost Treatment Option?

Abstract

Physicians who opt to treat UTI in postmenopausal women empirically should consider prescribing drugs other than fluoroquinolones. Concomitant longitudinal surveillance of both antibiotic utilization patterns and uropathogen resistance rates should become routine practice in this managed-care organization.