A 35-year-old woman with no chronic disease attends her GP with dysuria and urinary frequency for 2 days. She is afebrile and not pregnant. Urinalysis...

Question

A 35-year-old woman with no chronic disease attends her GP with dysuria and urinary frequency for 2 days. She is afebrile and not pregnant. Urinalysis shows nitrites and leucocytes. According to Australian antibiotic guidance, which is the most appropriate empirical oral treatment for uncomplicated cystitis in a non-pregnant woman?

Accepted Answer

Nitrofurantoin 100 mg orally 6-hourly for 5 days

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Ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally 12-hourly for 7 days

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate 875/125 mg orally 12-hourly for 14 days

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No antibiotics; advise increased fluid intake only

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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 160/800 mg orally twice daily for 14 days

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): Uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women