A 26-year-old pregnant woman at 18 weeks’ gestation presents with dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile and has no flank pain. Urine dipstick...

Question

A 26-year-old pregnant woman at 18 weeks’ gestation presents with dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile and has no flank pain. Urine dipstick is positive for nitrites and leucocytes. What is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Start an appropriate oral antibiotic such as Nitrofurantoin for 7 days

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Reassure that urinary infections are normal in pregnancy and do not treat

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Give trimethoprim without checking stage of pregnancy

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Prescribe ciprofloxacin as first-line

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Delay antibiotics until a midstream urine culture is available

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

A 26-year-old pregnant woman at 18 weeks’ gestation presents with dysuria and urinary frequency. She is afebrile and has no flank pain. Urine dipstick is positive for nitrites and leucocytes. What is the most appropriate management?