In a 63-year-old woman with a kidney transplant experiencing dysuria and tenesmus, what empirical antibiotics could be considered if a urine culture cannot be performed?
For a 63-year-old woman with a kidney transplant experiencing dysuria and tenesmus, no direct comparative evidence exists; however, empirical antibiotics such as third- or fourth-generation cephalosporins, piperacillin-tazobactam, or fluoroquinolones could be considered, tailoring to local resistance patterns and patient-specific factors.
Authors
- Tripdatabase
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-11-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23883016
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00