We’ve heard the expression a lot to trust the science. It turns out when a woman gets a urinary tract infection (UTI) and goes to her doctor, she may not be getting the right treatment. The science may be right, but the doc may be wrong.
A study published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology in February 2021 looked at the treatment women were receiving for UTI and it was not a pretty picture.
The researchers looked at insurance claims made by 670,400 women between the ages of 18 to 44 who had been treated for an uncomplicated UTI. They found that 75% of these patients were treated with antibiotics for longer than was necessary. This is a concern because of the possibility of serious complications and increased antibiotic resistance.
Even more glaring was that 47% were treated with the wrong antibiotic. The treatment for UTI calls for using what is called a narrow-spectrum antibiotic. Instead, these docs were prescribing a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
So…this would be good case to do some research on your own on the internet to make sure you were given the right antibiotic. You can also ask your pharmacist if you were prescribed the right antibiotic.
(Reported What Doctors Don’t Tell You, May 2021)
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