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Will The Readministration Of The Same Medicine For Treating UTI Be Effective?
i had may medication to treat uti infection with ciprofloxacin,500mg 2xaday for 7 days...repeat urinalysis but still blood+1leuco+2pus cell5-10..diagnoze again for untreated uti..and bilateral caliectasis..i wonder they gave me again the same med for the same infection ciprofloxacin..would it work if i take again the same meds for the second time
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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It depends on the interval between the two attacks.If the current UTI is just the continuation of the previous one(ie.persistent symptoms with treatment),it is better to do urine culture and sensitivity test before continuing the same medicine.If your previous UTI responded to ciprofloxacin,and now you got another attack after few months,there is nothing wrong in trying the same drug.
I hope you will find this information useful.Thank you.
It depends on the interval between the two attacks.If the current UTI is just the continuation of the previous one(ie.persistent symptoms with treatment),it is better to do urine culture and sensitivity test before continuing the same medicine.If your previous UTI responded to ciprofloxacin,and now you got another attack after few months,there is nothing wrong in trying the same drug.
I hope you will find this information useful.Thank you.
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