MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED CYSTITIS IN WOMEN IN FAMILY PRACTICE

<p>Background. Acute uncomplicated cystitis in women is one of the most common infections in women. Recent studies have made treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis in women shorter and less complicated. We summarize the literature on treatment of women with acute uncomplicated cystitis in f...

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Main Authors: Josip Car, Tanja Marinko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2003-02-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1788
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spelling doaj-a1bf9006c05340338290a6ed9f24ed032020-11-24T23:51:07ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242003-02-017221305MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED CYSTITIS IN WOMEN IN FAMILY PRACTICEJosip Car0Tanja Marinko1Inštitut za varovanje zdravja Republike Slovenije Trubarjeva 2 1000 LjubljanaZdravstveni dom Ljubljana Šiška Derčeva 5 1000 Ljubljana<p>Background. Acute uncomplicated cystitis in women is one of the most common infections in women. Recent studies have made treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis in women shorter and less complicated. We summarize the literature on treatment of women with acute uncomplicated cystitis in family practice and outline the approach to investigations and follow-up visits.</p><p>Conclusions. Women with characteristic clinical picture of acute uncomplicated cystitis shall be treated in family practice empirically with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (160 mg/800 mg/12 h) for three days. There is no need for follow-up visit after successful treatment. Patients with known allergy or resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are treated with second choice drugs – fluoroquinolons (norfloxacin 400 mg twice a day, ciprofloxacin 250 mg twice a day). In the case of uncharacteristic clinical picture for acute cystitis or uncharacteristic laboratory results and in the case of unsuccessful three-day empirical treatment urine culture has to be performed and gynaecological examination as well. The patient should be educated about non-specific treatment and about preventive measures.<br /><br /></p>http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1788urinary tract infectionsfamily practicetreatment
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author Josip Car
Tanja Marinko
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Tanja Marinko
MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED CYSTITIS IN WOMEN IN FAMILY PRACTICE
Zdravniški Vestnik
urinary tract infections
family practice
treatment
author_facet Josip Car
Tanja Marinko
author_sort Josip Car
title MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED CYSTITIS IN WOMEN IN FAMILY PRACTICE
title_short MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED CYSTITIS IN WOMEN IN FAMILY PRACTICE
title_full MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED CYSTITIS IN WOMEN IN FAMILY PRACTICE
title_fullStr MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED CYSTITIS IN WOMEN IN FAMILY PRACTICE
title_full_unstemmed MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED CYSTITIS IN WOMEN IN FAMILY PRACTICE
title_sort management of uncomplicated cystitis in women in family practice
publisher Slovenian Medical Association
series Zdravniški Vestnik
issn 1318-0347
1581-0224
publishDate 2003-02-01
description <p>Background. Acute uncomplicated cystitis in women is one of the most common infections in women. Recent studies have made treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis in women shorter and less complicated. We summarize the literature on treatment of women with acute uncomplicated cystitis in family practice and outline the approach to investigations and follow-up visits.</p><p>Conclusions. Women with characteristic clinical picture of acute uncomplicated cystitis shall be treated in family practice empirically with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (160 mg/800 mg/12 h) for three days. There is no need for follow-up visit after successful treatment. Patients with known allergy or resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are treated with second choice drugs – fluoroquinolons (norfloxacin 400 mg twice a day, ciprofloxacin 250 mg twice a day). In the case of uncharacteristic clinical picture for acute cystitis or uncharacteristic laboratory results and in the case of unsuccessful three-day empirical treatment urine culture has to be performed and gynaecological examination as well. The patient should be educated about non-specific treatment and about preventive measures.<br /><br /></p>
topic urinary tract infections
family practice
treatment
url http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1788
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