title: Cost-effectiveness analysis of single-dose therapy of urinary tract infection compared to conventional treatment.
abstract: A cost effectiveness analysis comparing single-dose with conventional antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infection is described. The analysis is based on aggregated effectiveness and side effect rates reported in the medical literature. A comparison of single-dose and conventional regimens of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and amoxicillin indicates that single-dose regimens are preferable to conventional regimens of either drug, and that trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is preferable to amoxicillin, on the grounds both of days of morbidity averted and of medical care costs. Thus single-dose therapy is cost-effective compared to conventional treatment.
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D004338:Drug Combinations; D000658:Amoxicillin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole