Changes in the management of urinary tract infections in women: impact of the new recommendations on antibiotic prescribing behavior in France, between 2014 and 2019

Table 1 French guidelines for the treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis

	Before December 2015 [18]	From December 2015 [7, 19]
First line	Fosfomycin as a single dose	Fosfomycin as a single dose
Second line	Nitrofurantoin for 5 days Fluoroquinolone^a as single dose (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin) Fluoroquinolone^a for 3 days (ciprofloxacin, lomefloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin)	Pivmecillinam for 5 days
Third line		Nitrofurantoin for 5 days Fluoroquinolone^a as single dose (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin)

^a The use of fluoroquinolone is not indicated if another quinolone has been taken in the previous six months, regardless of the indication

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