5.1 Cystitis
| Type of Infection | First Line (with Dosage and Duration) |
Alternative First Line (with dosage and Duration) |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncomplicated - Acute dysuria, frequency and urgency without fever with chills. | Nitrofurantoin 100 mg q12h for 5 days | Cotrimoxazole 960 mg BD for 5 days | Collect urine for culture before antibiotics. These are recommendations for empirical drug usage. Clinicians must narrow down the drug once culture reports are available. |
For common etiological agents of Cystitis, see Annexure B.5.1