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A comparison of single-dose versus conventional-dose antibiotic treatment of bacteriuria in elderly women . The efficacy of single-dose antibiotic therapy for the treatment of bacteriuria in a group of non-catheterized elderly women was compared with that of conventional 7-10 day courses of antibiotic therapy . Thirty-one women received single-dose treatment and 22 conventional-dose treatment . The cure rates at 1 and 6 weeks for the single-dose treatments were 52 % and 38 % , respectively , and the cure rates for the conventional-dose treatments at 1 and 6 weeks were 59 % and 52 % , respectively . It is concluded that there may be a place for the use of single-dose antibiotic therapy for the treatment of selected elderly women with bacteriuria , but larger studies are needed .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
single-dose
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Intervention_Control
conventional-dose antibiotic treatment
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Intervention_Pharmacological
single-dose antibiotic therapy
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Intervention_Pharmacological
conventional 7-10 day courses of antibiotic therapy
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Intervention_Control
single-dose treatment
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Intervention_Control
conventional-dose treatment
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Intervention_Pharmacological
single-dose antibiotic therapy
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Outcome_Other
cure rates
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Outcome_Other
cure rates