Christopher Hicks, MD

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Dr Hicks is Resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Articles

Treating UTIs in the age of antibiotic resistance: Strategies for the practicing OB/GYN

Robert J. Stiller, MD;Christopher Hicks, MD;Zane Saul, MD

February 1st 2017

Ob/gyns have witnessed how development of antibiotic resistance has affected disease management in our specialty. Increased resistance of Neisseria. Gonorrhea (N. gonorrhea) to penicillins and quinolones, emergence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and resistance of Group B Streptococcus to erythromycin and clindamycin have led us to modify our antibiotic treatment regimens.