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The development of guidelines for management of urinary tract infections has helped toward some standardization in this diverse field, though it is becoming increasingly apparent how limited our antibiotic armamentarium is becoming, through the development of resistant bacteria. Clearly new treatment strategies are needed (e.g., vaccination), and we await clinical trials to test such novel therapies which are much needed.
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Dasgupta, R. (2013). A Look to the Future. In: Rané, A., Dasgupta, R. (eds) Urinary Tract Infection. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4709-1_8
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