Shorter-course antibiotics effective for UTI in older men
Study in JAMA finds no significant difference in symptom resolution between a week and two-week course
For afebrile men with suspected urinary tract infection treatment with ciprofloxacin or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for one week is just as effective as a two-week course, according to a noninferiority study.
The trial enrolled 272 afebrile men (median age 69 years) with presumed symptomatic UTI at two US Veterans Affairs medical centres.
