Question 1

can azithromycin cure a uti, and if so, what is the dosage?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: Azithromycin is not a good choice for urinary tract infections.

Question 2

will azithromycin cure a uti infection?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Vast majority of bacteria causing UTI are not sensitive to azithromycin.

Question 3

my mother suffers from pain during urination and some days has to live with the pain for the entire day. the doctors diagnosed it as uti and prescribed her azithromycin. it cured her for 1.5 years and since then its back and the bacteria seems more resist

Accepted Answer

UTI: Not sure if you mean the doctors treated her for a year and held straight of Azithromycin?    UTIs are treatable but usually only need 5 to 7 days of treatment and there are other antibiotics that we use for UTIs, see a doctor, get a U/A done and a urine culture and take i from there.

Question 4

if 1 gram of azythromycin did not cure a uti infection what can this mean?

Accepted Answer

A few possibilities.: Optimal treatment of a UTI includes identification of the bacteria, determining which antibiotics it is susceptible to, and undergoing a full course of treatment. If  treatment fails, the anitbiotic might be inappropriate, the bacteria resistant, the dose or duration of therapy inadequate, or a complicating factor such as a foreign body or stone is present. Get evaluated with a urine culture.

Question 5

how effective is azithromycin for uti?

Accepted Answer

Ineffective: Azithromycin the antibiotic in zpack does not treat the most common bacteria that cause utis in young to middle age adults.

Question 6

took azithromycin 1g a week ago.. if i do a culture or urine test today for gonhorrea and uti will it be negative even if i have any of those?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: If you have / re-contracted these, after a week, likely will be positive.

Question 7

i have a long history of utis i have had a lot of antibiotics but it keeps coming back it is caused by ecoli  i am on hipprex and azithromycin ?

Accepted Answer

Uva Ursi: Once abnormal bacteria have established in the urinary system, the best remedy is oral antibiotics.  Home preventatives may include increasing water intake and pure cranberry supplement.  Evidence exists that the herb Uva Ursi (oral preparation) helps prevent the bacteria E. Coli (a very common urine pathogen) from adhering to the bladder wall, preventing infection.

Question 8

i was prescribed bactrim ds for a uti but suspect it is actually chlamydia. will a naat test work, or would it be masked by taking bactrim? in either case, should i request another drug like azithromycin?

thanks?

Accepted Answer

: The sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim should not interfere with the nuclei acid testing. I’m curious as to what makes you think it is caused by chlamydia...If you DO, indeed, have a U. T. I., you should probably finish the Bactria DS. A single 1 gram dose of azithromycin is still the recommended treatment for uncomplicated chlamydia urethritis—and is a LOT cheaper than an NAAT chlamydia test...

Question 9

i have access to azithromycin not to flagyl at this moment i get reoccurring bacterial vaginitis or vaginosis (difference?) and a uti will it help?

Accepted Answer

It will not help: bacterial vaginosis.. You need flagyl or clindamycin for that. It will not help a UTI. You need bactrim or cipro (ciprofloxacin) for that.

Question 10

i got treated with azithromycin 4 weeks ago and yesterday i went to the dr due to discharge watery/light yellow. turns out i have a uti. the dr didnt bother to retest me for chlamydia. should i demand a retest?

Accepted Answer

Demand/ communicate: Unless you actually brought up the possibility of Chlamydia many docs would not look for it. Any simple urine analysis might be used to assume you had a UTI, but unless they did a urine culture that would be an assumption based on white cells in the pee. Unless the urine was sent for specific testing they would not find it. Sounds like a lack of clear communication.

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Can azithromycin cure a uti, and if so, what is the dosage?

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My mother suffers from pain during urination and some days has to live with the pain for the entire day. the doctors diagnosed it as uti and prescribed her azithromycin. it cured her for 1.5 years and since then its back and the bacteria seems more resist

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If 1 gram of azythromycin did not cure a uti infection what can this mean?

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How effective is azithromycin for uti?

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Took azithromycin 1g a week ago.. if i do a culture or urine test today for gonhorrea and uti will it be negative even if i have any of those?

A member asked:

I have a long history of utis i have had a lot of antibiotics but it keeps coming back it is caused by ecoli i am on hipprex and azithromycin ?

A member asked:

I was prescribed bactrim ds for a uti but suspect it is actually chlamydia. will a naat test work, or would it be masked by taking bactrim? in either case, should i request another drug like azithromycin? thanks?

A member asked:

I have access to azithromycin not to flagyl at this moment i get reoccurring bacterial vaginitis or vaginosis (difference?) and a uti will it help?

A member asked:

I got treated with azithromycin 4 weeks ago and yesterday i went to the dr due to discharge watery/light yellow. turns out i have a uti. the dr didnt bother to retest me for chlamydia. should i demand a retest?

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