Suggest Medication For Bladder Infection In An Elderly Person

Posted on Fri, 9 Dec 2016

Question: WHAT ANTIBIOTIC WOULD YOU PRESCRIBE FOR BLADDER INFECTION FOR AN 82 YR/O FEMALE??
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Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Suggestions: Trimethoprim, Fosfomycin or Nitrofurantoin

Detailed Answer:
Dear patient,

depending on other medicl conditions, first choice for this case are the three above mentioned antibiotics.

Secondary choice is cephalosporines as cefuroxim or the cipro you have tried.

Best regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T