QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
This would not be a first-choice antimicrobial for cystitis. Instead, a course of trimethoprim would be the most appropriate management.
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Clindamycin
QuestionChoice
This patient has typical symptoms of cystitis. Intravenous cephalosporin would be an appropriate management option if the patent had pyelonephritis. This would be suspected if they presented with pyrexia and loin or flank tenderness.
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IV cephalosporin
QuestionChoice
This would not be first line in a presentation of cystitis. You may choose to use pivmecillinam as a second choice antibiotic if there is no improvement with a first choice antimicrobial or if a first choice isn’t suitable.
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Pivmecillinam
QuestionChoice
This would not be a first-choice antimicrobial for cystitis. You may choose to use fosfomycin as a second choice antimicrobial if trimethoprim were ineffective.
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Fosfomycin
QuestionChoice
This is the antibiotic treatment for suspected cystitis. This patient presents with urinary frequency, dysuria, urgency, foul-smelling urine, and suprapubic pain, all consistent with cystitis. Trimethoprim is therefore the most appropriate management option.
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Trimethoprim
Concept
Chapter
2693
4613
Urinary tract infection
Topic
162
General practice
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An 18-year-old female presents to the GP with an increased urinary frequency for the past 10 days. She also reports some dysuria and pain in the suprapubic region. A urine dipstick is positive for leucocytes and nitrites.

Her observations are all within the normal range, and she is keen to get back to her university studies as soon as possible.

Which of the following is the most appropriate antimicrobial management?
a