Question 219 · LEK · Urinary tract infections
A 54-year-old women with diabetes mellitus t. 2 came to the emergency room because of a head injury, without any other symptoms. The urinalysis revealed proteinuria - 0.1 mg/dl, 50 WBC/HPF and numerous bacteria. You will order:
- A. urine culture.
- B. quinolone for 3 days.
- C. quinolone for 7 days.
- D. nitrofurantoin for 7 days.
- E. the patients does not require any diagnostic tests or any antibacterial treatment.
Hint
The patient has no urinary symptoms; consider which patient groups actually benefit from screening and treating bacteriuria.
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