Abstract

There are two prominent aims in the antimicrobial treatment: (1) rapid and effective response to therapy and prevention of recurrence of the individual patient treated, and (2) prevention of emergence of resistance to antimicrobial chemotherapy in the microbial environment. The main drawback of current antibiotic therapies is the emergence and rapid increase of antibiotic resistance. To combat this establishment proper guidelines of antimicrobial treatment should be made. This article focuses on the principles of antimicrobial treatment with urinary tract infections, prostatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in urologic field.

• Keywords: Principle, Antibiotics, Urology