L. Rivers Keith, Antibiotic-Resistant Urinary Tract Infection in a Bahamian Woman: A Case Report, Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Images, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2025, Pages 1-5, ISSN 2641-5518, https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-24-5362.
(https://oap-researcharticles.org/jcci/article/2190)
Abstract: Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is becoming a major public health challenge in the Bahamas. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics by medical practitioners is a major contributor to this problem. We describe a 53-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of a urinary tract infection. Empiric treatment with first- and second-line antibiotics, namely trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin, respectively, were ineffective in clearing the infection. After culture and sensitivity testing via minimum inhibitory concentration analysis, nitrofurantoin proved to be the only effective oral antibiotic.
Keywords: Antibiotic-resistant; urinary tract infection; Treponema pallidum