Contagium's Podcast

El episodio de esta semana lo dedicamos a comentar ciertas controversias y recomendaciones sobre el tratamiento de infecciones urinarias.    Referencias: Ainsley Moore y colaboradores. Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Recommendations on screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy. CMAJ 2018 July 9;190:E823-30. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.171325. The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in young women with recurrent urinary tract infections: to treat or not to treat? Cai et al . Clin Infect Dis 2012: 55: 772-777.  .Asymptomatic bacteriuria treatment is associated with a higher prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains in women with urinary tract infection. Cai et al. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 61: 1655-1661. Krumpe PE, Cohn S, Garreltes J, et al. Intravenous and oral mono- or combination-therapy in the treatment of severe infections: ciprofloxacin versus standard antibiotic therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1999;43(suppl A):117-128. Sandberg T, Skoog G, Hermansson AB, et al. Ciprofloxacin for 7 days versus