A 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks gestation is diagnosed with a lower uti. she is healthy with no drug allergies. appropriate first-line therapy for her uti would be Amoxicillin.
Urinary track infection (UTI) is an infection that can occur in any part of the urinary system, including the kidneys, bladder or urethra. It occur most frequently in women.
It causes pain in pelvic region, frequent urge to urinate, pain while urinating and blood in the urine. When kidney is affected it also causes back pain, nausea and fever.
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infection including uti, pneumonia, tonsillitis, etc.
For pregnant women with lower uti and no drug allergies amoxicillin can be used for treatment.
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