A Comparison of Single-dose versus Conventional-dose Antibiotic Treatment of Bacteriuria in Elderly Women
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing
- Vol. 20 (3) , 206-211
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/20.3.206
Abstract
The efficacy of single-dose antibiotic therapy for the treatment of bacteriuria in a group of non-catheterized elderly women was compared with that of conventional 7–10 day courses of antibiotic therapy. Thirty-one women received single-dose treatment and 22 conventional-dose treatment. The cure rates at 1 and 6 weeks for the single-dose treatments were 52% and 38%respectively, and the cure rates for the conventional-dose treatments at 1 and 6 weeks were 59% and 52%, respectively. It is concluded that there may be a place for the use of single-dose antibiotic therapy for the treatment of selected elderly women with bacteriuria, but larger studies are needed.Keywords
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