5th March 2024

A 5-year-old girl presents to her GP after complaining to her mum about dysuria, abdominal pain, and frequency of urination.

A 5-year-old girl presents to her GP after complaining to her mum about dysuria, abdominal pain, and frequency of urination. A urine sample is checked which reveals increased nitrites and white cells. A diagnosis of a simple urinary tract infection is made. The culture shows bacterium resistant to Nitrofurantoin.

Please prescribe one medication to treat this urinary tract infection.

The patient weighs 25kg.