A 27-year-old woman with urinary frequency and dysuria is found to have a positive pregnancy test. Urine culture grows E. coli sensitive to multiple a...

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A 27-year-old woman with urinary frequency and dysuria is found to have a positive pregnancy test. Urine culture grows E. coli sensitive to multiple antibiotics. Which antibiotic is the first choice for treating asymptomatic bacteriuria or symptomatic UTI in pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Nitrofurantoin

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Trimethoprim

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Ciprofloxacin

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Co-trimoxazole

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Doxycycline

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Infectious Diseases & Immunology

A 27-year-old woman with urinary frequency and dysuria is found to have a positive pregnancy test. Urine culture grows E. coli sensitive to multiple antibiotics. Which antibiotic is the first choice for treating asymptomatic bacteriuria or symptomatic UTI in pregnancy?