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Treatment of urinary tract infection

June 5, 2011 | 10,00 EUR | answered by Dr. med. Ralf Berg

Unfortunately, I am not in Germany, so I am self-treating.
White discharge from the urethra, CotrimForte 2x1 Tab., no improvement after 3 days, so switched to Ciprofloxacin 500 2x1 Tab., symptoms subsided on the 2nd day, discontinued after the 10th day of treatment with Cipro. 2 days later, discharge reappeared. How, or with what, should I treat it?

Dr. med. Ralf Berg

Hello,

if not in the Sahara where there are no doctors, visit and have a swab taken so that the pathogen can be identified. Since standard therapy has failed twice, it is absolutely necessary.

Question male? Could gonorrhea be a possibility? (Therapy of choice would then be high-dose penicillin)

Question female? Then protozoan pathogens could also be the cause, in which case Clont/Metronidazole would be indicated.

But medical advice, if possible have discharge examined.
Best regards, R. Berg