A 34-year-old otherwise healthy woman presents with dysuria and urinary frequency for 2 days. She is afebrile and not pregnant. Urine dipstick is posi...

Question

A 34-year-old otherwise healthy woman presents with dysuria and urinary frequency for 2 days. She is afebrile and not pregnant. Urine dipstick is positive for nitrites and leukocytes. What is the most appropriate antibiotic strategy?

Accepted Answer

Three-day course of Nitrofurantoin

Answer

No antibiotics are needed for 3 days

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Five-day course of Trimethoprim

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Single-dose Fosfomycin only

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Seven-day course of Ciprofloxacin

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection

A 34-year-old otherwise healthy woman presents with dysuria and urinary frequency for 2 days. She is afebrile and not pregnant. Urine dipstick is positive for nitrites and leukocytes. What is the most appropriate antibiotic strategy?