A 19-year-old university student presents with 3 days of dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile, non-pregnant and otherwise healthy. Dipstick ...

Question

A 19-year-old university student presents with 3 days of dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile, non-pregnant and otherwise healthy. Dipstick shows nitrites and leukocytes. According to Therapeutic Guidelines summary table for primary care, what is the preferred first-line antibiotic regimen?

Accepted Answer

Trimethoprim 300 mg orally once daily for 3 days

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Ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally twice daily for 5 days

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Nitrofurantoin 100 mg orally six-hourly for 3 days

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Amoxicillin 500 mg orally eight-hourly for 7 days

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No antibiotic; all symptomatic UTIs in young women should be observed

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Acute uncomplicated cystitis