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)