A 24-year-old woman presents with dysuria and frequency for 2 days. She is otherwise healthy and not pregnant. There is no vaginal discharge. Accordin...

Question

A 24-year-old woman presents with dysuria and frequency for 2 days. She is otherwise healthy and not pregnant. There is no vaginal discharge. According to NICE UTI guidance, what is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Offer empirical short-course oral antibiotic treatment for lower UTI without urine culture

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Refuse antibiotics until a midstream urine culture result is available

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Send her to A&E for intravenous antibiotics

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Arrange cystoscopy for all first episodes

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Start long-term prophylactic antibiotics

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Uncomplicated lower UTI

A 24-year-old woman presents with dysuria and frequency for 2 days. She is otherwise healthy and not pregnant. There is no vaginal discharge. According to NICE UTI guidance, what is the most appropriate management?