Genitourinary infection
Treatment
1) Post-menopausal --> 7 dy course (Cipro or Nitro)
2) Pregnant --> 7dy course (Nitro or Keflex)
3) Male --> 10dy course (R/O prostatitis, urethritis)
4) Complicated (risk for subclinical pyelonephritis ~25%)
i. Structureal urologic abnlty
ii. Neurologic dysfx (elderly)
iii. Hx of UCI relapse
iv. Prior hx of pyelo
v. Frequent UTIs
vi. Sx >7dys
vii. DM or other immunosuppresed
--> increased course vs. admit
- >3 UTIs/yr = R/O structural abnlty
Cipro 250mg BID
Bactrim DS BID
Nitrofurantoin 100mg BID
Keflex 250mg QID
See Also
Peds: UTI
Source
10/07 DONALDSON (adapted from Tintinalli)