Question

A 28-year-old has dysuria and urinary frequency. Dipstick: nitrites positive, leucocytes positive. No fever or flank pain. Best first-line in non-pregnant with low resistance risk?

Accepted Answer

Nitrofurantoin 100 mg MR bd for 3 days

Answer

Trimethoprim 200 mg bd for 7 days

Answer

Ciprofloxacin 500 mg bd for 3 days

Answer

Amoxicillin 500 mg tds for 5 days

Answer

No antibiotics until culture

Practice question

A 28-year-old has dysuria and urinary frequency. Dipstick: nitrites positive, leucocytes positive. No fever or flank pain. Best first-line in non-pregnant with low resistance risk?