Single-Dose Therapy for Cystitis

摘要: Cystitis afflicts about 20% of women at least once in their lifetime. 1 Although this infection is generally treated with antibiotics, some cases it may resolve spontaneously. 2 Therefore, courses antimicrobial treatment shorter than the conventional seven to ten days, down a single dose, have been investigated as means reducing cost and side effects common infection. In issue ofThe Journal(p 1839), Buckwold co-workers extend series studies that report high rates cure urinary tract doses agents are excreted concentrated urine. Despite ease clearing bacteria from urine initially therapy which infecting pathogen susceptible, prone relapse after single-dose treatment, or even therapy. 3 The current study