Clinical Aspects and Therapy for Lower Urinary Tract Infection

Clinical Aspects and Therapy for Lower Urinary Tract Infection

What clinical and laboratory features are consistent with the diagnosis of an acute uncomplicated lower UTI (cystitis) in this patient?

Dysuria and frequency of urination and urgency to urinate

How does one differentiate cystitis from urethritis (caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or herpes simplex virus) or vaginitis (caused by candida or trichomonas species)?

To differentiate cystitis from urethritis, the major symptoms will be dysuria and urethral discharge. The discharge can be whitish, purulent, or mucoid. Moreover, its onset is usually sudden and it is characterized by urgency, frequency, and painful or burning voiding of urine in…