Chapter 50. Urinary Tract Infections
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The treatment goals when treating urinary tract infection (UTI) include:
1. Eradication of infecting organism
2. Relief of symptoms
3. Prevention of recurrence of the UTI
4. All of the above
2. Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, with no use of
antibiotics in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice
for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Levofloxacin
3. Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her only
drug allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her
would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
4. Juanita is a 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks’ gestation who is diagnosed with a lower
urinary tract infection (UTI). She is healthy with no drug allergies. Appropriate first-line therapy for
her UTI would be:
, 1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Amoxicillin
4. Ciprofloxacin
5. Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3-day course of therapy for their urinary tract
infection?
1. Juanita, a 28-year-old pregnant woman
2. Sally, a 16-year-old healthy adolescent
3. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
4. Suzie, a 26-year-old diabetic
6. Nicole is a 4-year-old female with a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). She is generally healthy
and has no drug allergies. Appropriate initial therapy for her UTI would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The treatment goals when treating urinary tract infection (UTI) include:
1. Eradication of infecting organism
2. Relief of symptoms
3. Prevention of recurrence of the UTI
4. All of the above
2. Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, with no use of
antibiotics in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice
for her would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Levofloxacin
3. Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her only
drug allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her
would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
4. Juanita is a 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks’ gestation who is diagnosed with a lower
urinary tract infection (UTI). She is healthy with no drug allergies. Appropriate first-line therapy for
her UTI would be:
, 1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Amoxicillin
4. Ciprofloxacin
5. Which of the following patients may be treated with a 3-day course of therapy for their urinary tract
infection?
1. Juanita, a 28-year-old pregnant woman
2. Sally, a 16-year-old healthy adolescent
3. Jamie, a 24-year-old female
4. Suzie, a 26-year-old diabetic
6. Nicole is a 4-year-old female with a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). She is generally healthy
and has no drug allergies. Appropriate initial therapy for her UTI would be:
1. Azithromycin
2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Ciprofloxacin
