Re: UTI: UTI prophylactic antibiotics vs treatment medication/antibiotics
From: Robin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:15:22 -0600 (CST)
Katrin,
Both my aunt and I have had UTIs that never would go away for long.
Ultimately my Urologist put me on a once daily dose of Macrodantin 50mg
for a period of several months. It worked. I discussed with my aunt
what was being done, so she could speak with her MD. Her MD prescribed
the same course and she has been doing well. I still get UTI's but
nothing like I used to.
Hope this helps.
At Thu, 29 Nov 2007, katrin wrote:
>
>Pat, thank you for the clarification regarding to the dosage in terms of
>prophylaxys. According to http://adam.about.com/reports/000036_7.htm
>“Typical prophylactic regimens include one dose of nitrofurantoin (50
>mg), 1/2 tablet of TMP-SMX, or cephalexin (250 mg) daily.”
>It causes the next question: where one could find a recommended doses
>for the list of UTI antibiotics in terms of prophylaxyx purpose only?
>Are they established in the literature? I have read various web articles
>and was unable to find sources recommending a dose for prophylactic
>ones. Actually articles very rarely address a prophylactic dosage.
>Checking the on-line “guidelines”, I can not find a firm recommendation
>so I would like to defer to your input as to what occurs in clinical
>practice with the attached list of the most frequently prescribed UTI
>antibiotics.
>
>FLUOROQUINOLONES
>CEPHALOSPORINS
>TRIMETHOPRIM
>SULFAMETHOXAZOLE
>NITROFURANTOIN
>
>LEVAQUIN
>ZYVOX
>SOLIFENACIN VESICARE
>DETROL LA
>CIPROFLOXACIN
>COLLOIDAL SILVER
>URALGIN
>PRULIFLOXACIN
>CANEPHRON
>USNEA
>UVA URSI
>URISTAT
>BACTRIM
>IMIPENEM
>MACROBID
>AUGMENTIN
>AMOXICILLIN
>AMPICILLIN
>DOXYCYCLINE
>CIPRO
>ACICLOVIR
>LEVOFLOXACIN
>CIPRINOL
>CEFOTAXIME
>CEFTRIAXONE
>MONURAL
>ITRACONAZOLE
>SPORANOX
>FURAGIN
>BISEPTOL
>FURADONIN
>FURADONINI
>MIDECAMYCIN
>GENTAMICIN
>NEGRAM
>DIFLUCAN
>NOLICIN
>MONUROL
>FOSFOMYCIN
>METHENAMINE
>FUROXONE
>CEFALEXIN
>AMOKSIKLAV
>CYSTONE
>ZANOCIN
>ABAKTAL
>SUMAMED
>PIMIDEL
>TARIVID
>OFLOXACIN
>AMOXICILLIN
>AMPICILLIN
>CYSTENAL
>OFLODEX
>CIPROXINA
>NITROXOLINUM
>PANADOL
>ACICLOVIR
>VESICARE
>DETROL LA
>CYSTEX
>NOROXIN
>NATREN MEGA DOPHILUS
>ACIDOPHILUS
>AUGMENTIN
>MACRODANTIN
>FURAZOLIDONE
>FURAGIN
>DOXYCYCLINE
>CEPHALEXIN
>KEFLEX
>URISED
>ELMIRON
>NEURONTIN
>LEVOTHYROXINE
>AMOXICILLIN
>
>At Thu, 22 Nov 2007, Pat Sonnenstuhl wrote:
>>
>>Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I would encourage a culture each
>>time, to be appropriately treated with the correct Antibiotic. There
>>might be some folks who do offer a once a day or once a week treatment.
>>I would be concerned about eventual resistance, and the repetitive use
>>of ABX.
>>
>>--
>>Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT
>>
>>Hypnosis for Healing and HypnoFertility Therapy
>>http://home.comcast.net/~prebirthhealth/hypnosisforhealing.htm
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>>
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