Three-Day Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections

摘要: AbstractThere is little rationale to support the currently accepted 10 14-day treatment period for urinary tract infection. To assess cure rate in patients given 3 days compared standard 10-day of antimicrobial therapy a prospective trial was designed test over-all effectiveness each treatment. Sixty were randomized either penicillin-G or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole days. Urine and external vaginal cultures done before instituted, at day while on 7 after completion The short-term group 86 per cent long-term it 88 cent.Patients receiving had much better response clearance pathogenic bacteria from vagina but this did not correlate with bladder bacteriuria. Bacterial sensitivities suggest that some da...