A 27-year-old woman presents with acute dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile, non-pregnant and otherwise healthy. Urinalysis is consistent w...

Question

A 27-year-old woman presents with acute dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile, non-pregnant and otherwise healthy. Urinalysis is consistent with uncomplicated cystitis. According to evidence-based Canadian primary care guidance, what is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Three to five days of an appropriate oral antibiotic such as nitrofurantoin

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No treatment because symptoms are mild

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Single-dose intravenous ceftriaxone

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Ten days of broad-spectrum oral fluoroquinolone

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Routine urine culture and imaging before starting any treatment

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Uncomplicated urinary tract infection

A 27-year-old woman presents with acute dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile, non-pregnant and otherwise healthy. Urinalysis is consistent with uncomplicated cystitis. According to evidence-based Canadian primary care guidance, what is the most appropriate management?