SuPerficially inConspicuous Problem – urinary tract infection at PCP office Review article

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Anna Adamska-Wełnicka

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Urinary tract infection is one of the most common situations in the family doctor where antibiotics are recommended. This article discusses groups of patients for whom, based on current reports, fosfomycin has been used for many years. The potential application of this antibiotic in the case of urinary tract infections with multidrug-resistant pathogens was also presented.

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Adamska-Wełnicka , A. (2021). SuPerficially inConspicuous Problem – urinary tract infection at PCP office. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 14(3(52), 246-249. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.MF.0321.5
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