A 28-year-old pregnant woman at 14 weeks’ gestation presents with dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile and otherwise well. Urine dipstick su...

Question

A 28-year-old pregnant woman at 14 weeks’ gestation presents with dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile and otherwise well. Urine dipstick suggests infection. According to NICE guidance, how should this be managed?

Accepted Answer

Start an appropriate oral antibiotic such as nitrofurantoin (if not near term) and send urine for culture

Answer

Reassure and withhold antibiotics as she has no fever

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Give trimethoprim for 10 days without culture

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Start long-term prophylactic antibiotics until delivery

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Prescribe NSAIDs for analgesia only

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Urinary tract infection in pregnancy

A 28-year-old pregnant woman at 14 weeks’ gestation presents with dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile and otherwise well. Urine dipstick suggests infection. According to NICE guidance, how should this be managed?