The American journal of medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Three-day vs longer duration of antibiotic treatment for cystitis in women: systematic review and meta-analysis.
We performed a meta-analysis to ascertain the efficacy and safety of the currently practiced 3-day antibiotic therapy for cystitis versus prolonged therapy (5 days or longer) to relieve symptoms and to achieve bacteriological cure. ⋯ Antibiotic therapy for 3 days is similar to prolonged therapy in achieving symptomatic cure for cystitis, while the prolonged treatment is more effective in obtaining bacteriological cure.