Brazil is a country of continental dimensions with widespread regional and social
inequalities. In this report, we examine the historical development and components of the …

OBJECTIVES: Latin America has a high prevalence ofHelicobacter pyloriinfection and
associated diseases, including gastric cancer. Antibiotic therapy can eradicate the bacterial …

Brazil is a large complex country that is undergoing rapid economic, social, and
environmental change. In this Series of six articles, we have reported important …

The ARESC (Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiological Survey on Cystitis) study is an
international survey to investigate the prevalence and susceptibility of pathogens causing …

Methods: The details of E. coli grown from urine samples and their antibiotic sensitivity
pattern were collected from the laboratory registers and the patient details were collected …

Classification of urinary tract infections (UTI) is important for clinical decisions, research,
quality measurement and teaching. Current definitions of UTI are above all based on the …

Background: Empiric treatment of community-acquired urinary tract infections (CA-UTI) is
determined by the antibiotic sensitivity patterns of uropathogens in a population. This study …

Introduction and objective: Approximately 1 in 3 women will require antimicrobial treatment
for a URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) before age 24, and 40% to 50% of women will …

Background: Antibiotic resistance of urinary tract pathogens has increased worldwide.
Knowledge of the antibiotic resistance patterns of uropathogens in specific geographical …

Objectives. In 2013, Clermont classified E. coli strains into eight phylogenetic groups using a
new quadruplex PCR method. The aims of this study were to identify the phylogenetic …