Term
| Who is most likely to experience urinary tract infection? |
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Definition
1. Sexually active young women
2. Elderly women in nursing homes
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Term
| Which classes of antibiotic are used to treat urinary tract infections? Which antiseptics are used? |
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Definition
sulfonamides, trimethoprim, penicillins, aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones.
nitrofurantoin and methenamine |
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Term
| What organism causes the majority of uncomplicated, community acquired UTIs? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which three types of oral therapy can be employed to treat community-acquired UTI? |
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Definition
1. single dose therapy
2. short course therapy (three days)
3. conventional therapy (seven days) |
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Term
| Which type of oral therapy for community-acquired UTI is preferred? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the preferred medication used to treat acute pyelonephritis? How long is this course? |
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Definition
| trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim alone, ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin for fourteen days |
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Term
| What is the drug of choice for uncomplicated cystitis? |
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