Trimethoprim no longer first line for acute UTIs in new guidelines
The update is part of sweeping changes to antibiotic recommendations to be released by Therapeutic Guidelines over the next year.
Nitrofurantoin is now first line for adult patients with acute cystitis because of high resistance to trimethoprim, new guidelines say.
The change is part of the largest overhaul to date of Therapeutic Guidelines’ recommendations for antibiotics.
