Ch 89: Drug Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections

Question 1

Which organism is the most common cause of uncomplicated, community-associated UTIs?

Answer 1

Escherichia coli

p. 1070

Question 2

While most UTIs can be treated with oral therapy at home, ______________ cannot.

Answer 2

pyelonephritis

p. 1070

Question 3

What is cystitis?

Answer 3

inflammation of the bladder

p. 1066

Question 4

What are the trade names for TMP/SMZ?

Answer 4

Bactrim and Septra

p. 1062, back in Ch 88

Question 5

What are the three types of oral therapy that can be employed for community-associated UTIs?

Answer 5

single-dose therapy
short-course therapy (3 days) 
conventional therapy (7 days) 

(p. 1066 - 1067)

Question 6

What are the first line drug regimens for acute cystitis?

Answer 6

TMP/SMZ 160/800 mg 2 times/day for 3 days

nitrofurantoin 100 mg 2 times/day for 5 days

fosfomycin 3 gm once

(p. 1067)

Question 7

Complicated UTI’s occur in males and females and usually are associated with some predisposing factor such as…

Answer 7

…calculi, prostatic hypertrophy, or catheters, or some other structural or functional abnormality.

(p. 1067)

Question 8

Uncomplicated UTIs occur primarily in…

Answer 8

…women of child-bearing age.

p. 1066