Extended Therapy with a Trimethoprim-Sulphonamide for the Treatment of Established Urinary Tract Infection

Abstract
Thirty patients with recurrent urinary tract infections who had failed to respond to previous extended treatment with Sulphadimidine and/or Ampicillin were treated with a Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole combination ‘Septrin’. Twenty six per cent developed allergic reactions. In those who completed a 3-months' course there was a 59 per cent success rate in eradicating bacteriuria at a 6-months follow-up.