Panelists discuss how standard-of-care antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) show varying efficacy, with nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin demonstrating superior response rates (85%-95%) compared with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (70%-80% due to increasing resistance) and first-generation cephalosporins (80%-90%), and how cost-effectiveness depends on local resistance patterns, patient adherence to dosing schedules, medication costs and insurance coverage, treatment duration, recurrence rates, comorbidities, and potential adverse effects requiring additional interventions.
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