title: A comparison of single-dose versus conventional-dose antibiotic treatment of bacteriuria in elderly women.
abstract: The efficacy of single-dose antibiotic therapy for the treatment of bacteriuria in a group of non-catheterized elderly women was compared with that of conventional 7-10 day courses of antibiotic therapy. Thirty-one women received single-dose treatment and 22 conventional-dose treatment. The cure rates at 1 and 6 weeks for the single-dose treatments were 52% and 38%, respectively, and the cure rates for the conventional-dose treatments at 1 and 6 weeks were 59% and 52%, respectively. It is concluded that there may be a place for the use of single-dose antibiotic therapy for the treatment of selected elderly women with bacteriuria, but larger studies are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Queen's University, Belfast.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rooney
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stout
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents