utilizing a urine test strip
Urinary Tract Infection
1. Urinalysis is necessary to verify the infection and presence of positive urine culture (Choe et al., 2017). It is particularly important to keep track of leukocytes and nitrites when utilizing a urine test strip (Ebell, Butler, & Hay, 2018). It may also be necessary to utilize ultrasound (RBUS) to detect genitourinary anomalies if it is established that the patient suffers from febrile UTI.
2. An UTI is most likely to be caused by bacteria and available evidence indicates that conditions like acute pyelonephritis are primarily caused by E. coli in close to eighty percent of the cases (Choe et al., 2017).
3. It could be appropriate to prescribe Cephalexin 10 mg/kg/d or Cefaclor 10 mg/kg/d (Choe et al., 2017). On the other hand, such factors as the expected pathogen should be taken into account when selecting an appropriate antibiotic agent. Additionally, the duration of the therapy should be between seven and fourteen days depending on the situation. Therefore, additional information is necessary to determine appropriate pharmacological treatment for the patient.
