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A member asked:

Ive got a urine tract and been given trimethoprim and nitrofurantoin and it still hasnt gone and it going to be tested in hospital.what can it be ?

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Urine Culture?: I imagine by now your doctor has done a urine culture. That should show exactly what the bacteria is causing the infections, and what antibiotics it is sensitive to.

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Answered 7/23/2014

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This is regarding my partner (23/f). She has been treating UTI symptoms for 3 weeks with no change. She had 4 urine samples all came back negative. Tried Trimethoprim for a week and Nitrofurantoin for 3 days. Can't sleep from the pain?
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