Browsing Clinical Inquiries, 2006 by Title "When are empiric antibiotics appropriate for urinary tract infection symptoms?"
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When are empiric antibiotics appropriate for urinary tract infection symptoms?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)Healthy, nonpregnant women presenting with the triad of frequency, dysuria, and no vaginal symptoms have about a 96% chance of having an urinary tract infection (UTI) (positive likelihood ratio [LR+]=24.6). Since no ...