A 27-year-old at 18 weeks' gestation has dysuria and urine culture growing 10⁵ CFU/mL E. coli. No drug allergies. Which is the best treatment?...

Question

A 27-year-old at 18 weeks' gestation has dysuria and urine culture growing 10⁵ CFU/mL E. coli. No drug allergies. Which is the best treatment?

Accepted Answer

Nitrofurantoin 100 mg twice daily for 5 days

Answer

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 3 days in second trimester

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Fluoroquinolone for 3 days

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No treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria

Answer

Doxycycline for 7 days

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): UTI in Pregnancy