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Should you resume keflex daily to suppress uti if you got klebsiella uti on it and were treated with cephalosporin?
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No: The usual drugs used to prevent frequently recurring uti's are sulfa/trimethoprim( septra (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) or bactrim), norfloxacin, or Nitrofurantoin given in relatively low doses each night. I do not recommend Nitrofurantoin (macrobid) because of its potentially serious side effects. Penicillins and cephalosporins are usually not used for this indication.
Answered 6/30/2014
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