Question

A 44-year-old woman with recurrent UTIs has a positive dipstick for nitrites and leukocytes; dysuria and frequency present, non-pregnant. Best first-line antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

Nitrofurantoin MR 100 mg BD 3 days

Answer

Trimethoprim 200 mg BD 3 days regardless of eGFR

Answer

Amoxicillin 500 mg TID 5 days

Answer

Ciprofloxacin 500 mg BD 3 days

Answer

Co-amoxiclav 625 mg TID 7 days first-line

Practice question

A 44-year-old woman with recurrent UTIs has a positive dipstick for nitrites and leukocytes; dysuria and frequency present, non-pregnant. Best first-line antibiotic?