Establishing the cause of genitourinary symptoms in women in a family practice: Comparison of clinical examinations and comprehensive microbiology: Berg AO, Heidrich FE, Fihn SD, et al JAMA 251:620–625 Feb 3, 1984
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- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
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✦ Synopsis
sented by the study group, multiple-dose therapy with TMP-SMZ results in fewer relapses in women with uncomplicated cystitis than does single-dose therapy, that pretreatment laboratory studies are not routinely necessary before empiric therapy, and that follow-up laboratory studies can be reserved for patients with persistent or recurrent symptoms. [Editor's note: The authors imply an interesting idea: because symptoms of a UTI and vaginitis often overlap, microscopic examination of vaginal fluid may be more appropriate for women with symptoms of dysuria, urgency, and frequency than is the standard urinalysis.] Martin E Ogle, MD
GENITOURINARY INFECTIONS