Recent developments in the treatment of acute urinary tract infections

A review of the recent literature on acute urinary tract infections reveals some unresolved problems and considerable discussion and reappraisal of the current diagnostic and therapeutic methods. In this review, the rationale for the diagnostic confirmation of the presence, extent and site of infection is presented. Recent developments in the treatment of acute urinary tract infections are discussed. Factors affecting the choice of drug and recent studies concerning the duration of therapy are detained. Studies concerning the treatment of urinary tract infections with trimethoprim alone are reviewed and results of the treatment of acute urinary tract infection with a single dose of trimethoprim at St Radboud Hospital are presented.