A 43-year-old woman with dysuria and UA showing pyuria and positive nitrites is non-pregnant. She has no systemic symptoms. Management?...

Question

A 43-year-old woman with dysuria and UA showing pyuria and positive nitrites is non-pregnant. She has no systemic symptoms. Management?

Accepted Answer

Begin nitrofurantoin 100 mg BID x 5 days

Answer

Treat asymptomatic bacteriuria

Answer

Start IV ceftriaxone

Answer

Withhold antibiotics until culture returns

Answer

Fosfomycin daily for 5 days

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis