PHE URINE
SIGN
CKS women
RCGP TARGET UTI Resource Suite
SAPG UTI Resources
Either back-up prescription (if no improvement in 48 hours or symptoms worsen at any time)
or immediate prescription
Advise paracetamol or ibuprofen for pain.
Increasing incidence of multi-resistant E coli with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) enzymes, so perform culture in all treatment failures.
Trimethoprim
200mg 2 x daily
3 days (women)
Nitrofurantoin
100mg m/r 2 x daily
or
50mg 4 x daily
Either back-up prescription (if no improvement in 48 hours or symptoms worsen at any time)
or immediate prescription
Advise paracetamol or ibuprofen for pain.
Increasing incidence of multi-resistant E coli with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) enzymes, so perform culture in all treatment failures.