Question

A 30-year-old woman has recurrent UTIs. She reports dysuria and frequency every few months. According to NICE guidelines, what is the first-line empirical antibiotic for an uncomplicated lower UTI in women (if no local resistance patterns suggest otherwise)?

Accepted Answer

Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin

Answer

Co-amoxiclav

Answer

Ciprofloxacin

Answer

Amikacin

Answer

Ceftriaxone

Practice question

A 30-year-old woman has recurrent UTIs. She reports dysuria and frequency every few months. According to NICE guidelines, what is the first-line empirical antibiotic for an uncomplicated lower UTI in women (if no local resistance patterns suggest otherwise)?