M-A | It is not safe to withhold antibiotic use in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women.

Reducing antibiotic use in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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A really important analysis of previous trials!

1/ All short-term outcomes were worse for women given non-antibiotic strategies, including need for future antibiotics (number needed to harm=5!) https://t.co/iozelljFLk

— Annie Joseph (@ajosephnotts) July 2, 2022