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Travel in the last six months and failure of empiric treatment are two important red flags for sending a urine sample to the laboratory for culture for antibiotic-resistant strains
Arcilla MS, van Hattem JM, Haverkate MR et al. Import and spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae by international travellers (COMBAT study): a prospective, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis 2017;17:78–85.
Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
