It is challenging to provide with an exact frequency of UTIs. Both CAUTI and HAUTI frequency, pathogen spectrum and resistance rates vary according to geographical setting.
There is an urgent need for new strategies to reduce carbapenem consumption. Ceftazidime-avibactam was highly effective for empiric treatment of complicated urinary tract infection, including in patients with ceftazidime-nonsusceptible pathogens, and may offer an alternative to carbapenems in this setting.
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