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I Have A UTI And I'm Taking Antibiotics But, I Was Wondering When Will I Know The UTI Is Done?
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Fri, 12 Jun 2020
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Fri, 12 Jun 2020
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Question : I have a UTI and I'm taking antibiotics but, I was wondering when will I know the UTI is done?
Brief Answer:
The course of UTI with antibiotic therapy
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for trusting us with your health query,
The symptoms associated with UTI will typically start subsiding 24 - 48 hours after initiation of antibiotic therapy.
The infection will completely clear up by the time the entire course of antibiotic therapy is completed.
If you do not notice any improvement at all or worsening symptoms even after 48 hours of antibiotic treatment, then follow up with your treating physician to consider changing the antibiotic.
Hope this answers your question
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Regards
Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
The course of UTI with antibiotic therapy
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for trusting us with your health query,
The symptoms associated with UTI will typically start subsiding 24 - 48 hours after initiation of antibiotic therapy.
The infection will completely clear up by the time the entire course of antibiotic therapy is completed.
If you do not notice any improvement at all or worsening symptoms even after 48 hours of antibiotic treatment, then follow up with your treating physician to consider changing the antibiotic.
Hope this answers your question
Please address additional questions here
Regards
Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
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Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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