symptoms of UTI in males
are rarely considered mild or uncomplicated. In most cases,
the male UTI is treated with a week’s course of appropriate
antibiotics (NICE, 2014b) and analgesia. It is recommended
that results of the urine tests should be checked for sensitiv
ity in the 48-hour follow up, which should include check
ing for improvement of symptoms. In patients with accom
panying comorbidities, referral is often very swift. On the
whole, dipstick is not the diagnostic tool of choice with
MCS (NICE, 2014b). It is recommended that exploration
of symptoms should lead to a clinical diagnosis and empiri
cal treatment, usually trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin, for
7 days with a 48-hour follow up after first presentation.