title: Treatment of lower urinary tract infections with single-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
abstract: Two hundred three women from a primary care medical practice with symptoms of lower urinary tract infection and positive urine cultures were treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. One hundred eleven women received a single dose and 92 were treated for ten days. Cure rates were 87 percent and 89 percent, respectively, one week after therapy. A narrow 95 percent confidence interval for the difference between the two cure rates (.02 +/- .09) suggests the treatments are equally effective. Patients were followed by chart audit and a self-reporting questionnaire. No difference in recurrence rates was found between the two groups six months after therapy. Single-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is as effective as ten-day treatment in women with symptoms suggestive of lower urinary tract infection and has no greater relapse rate.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012008:Recurrence; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole