Outpatient antibiotic therapy for urinary tract infections in women.
Culture may not be required to confirm the diagnosis of urinary tract infections in young women with symptoms; antimicrobial therapy usually resolves symptoms. While relapse may occur more frequently with single-dose therapy, late recurrence rates are the same and side effects are less than with multiple-dose therapy. Patients with relapsing infection or frequent recurrence are candidates for chronic prophylaxis with low-dose antimicrobial or prompt self-administered therapy.
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D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents