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How effective is azithromycin for uti?

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Dr. Stuart Kanter answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Geriatrics

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

Answered 8/6/2018

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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?

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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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Treated for Chlamydia with Azithromycin 3 weeks ago.having a light yellow/watery discharge& went back to the doctors yesterday. They took a pee sample based on the white cells said I had a UTI & did not want to retest for Chlamydia, should I go back?

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My 3 year old was on cefdinir for strep throat. She developed a rash so Dr switched to azithromycin. Then she developed some pains, went to hospital US was fine. Rapid urine was neg. Can antibiotic mask a UTI on a rapid test? they also sent culture?

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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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