Treatment options for urinary tract infections | Understanding …
2020年6月11日 · If you have allergies to any antibiotics, such as sulfonamide "sulfa" drugs, your treatment might be different. Sulfa allergies are often accompanied by a skin rash or fever, so …
Managing Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections | AAFP
2002年5月15日 · TMP-SMX has been the standard therapy for UTIs; patients with a sulfa allergy can take trimethoprim alone and achieve a similar cure rate. Side effects include skin rash, …
Enterococcus spp. can be a contaminant or colonizer, particularly in patients with urinary catheters or multiple organisms growing in urine culture. Patients should be treated only if …
2021年5月11日 · In the absence of signs or symptoms (see below) attributable to a urinary tract infection, patients with a positive urine culture and/or pyuria should not be treated with …
Approach to managing patients with sulfa allergy - PubMed …
To present an approach to use of sulfonamide-based (sulfa) medications for patients with sulfa allergy and to explore whether sulfa medications are contraindicated for patients who require …
Sulfa Allergy: What It Is and How to Avoid It - Verywell Health
2024年9月27日 · Sulfonamides treat conditions such as urinary tract infections (UTIs), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), infections of the skin, eye, and vagina, burns, and malaria. …
Uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women - PMC
2006年5月5日 · For several decades, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), or trimethoprim alone, have been first-line therapy for uUTI. 2, 10, 13 These agents are effective as 3-day …
Antibiotic choice should take into consideration the most likely pathogen, recent antibiotic use by the patient, drug allergies and interactions, and local resistance patterns if known.
Sulfa Allergy: Symptoms & Drugs To Avoid - Cleveland Clinic
A sulfa allergy occurs when you have an allergic reaction to sulfonamides, which are in drugs to treat bacterial infections. The most common symptoms of a sulfa allergy are hives, skin rash, …
Urinary tract infection: traditional pharmacologic therapies
First-line treatment of acute uncomplicated UTI has traditionally involved a 3-day regimen of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) or TMP alone for patients with sulfa allergies. …