Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Ibuprofen n = 36 | Ciprofloxacin n = 33 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age | 44.6 | 43.7 | 0.84 |
Previous UTI (in last two years) | 29 (80.6%) | 24 (72.7%) | 0.093 |
Mean symptom duration, days (SD) | 4.3 (6.7) | 3.4 (3.92) | 0.515 |
Dipstick results | |||
leukocytes positive | 31 (86.1%) | 30 (90.9%) | 0.811 |
nitrite positive | 10 (28.6%) | 10 (30.3%) | 1 |
Positive urine culture | 31 (86.1%) | 24 (80%) | 0.353 |
missing | 0 | 3 | |
undetectable | 5 (13.9%) | 5 (17.2%) | |
E.coli | 25 (69.4%) | 16 (55.2%) | |
Enterococcus faecalis | 1 (2.8%) | 1 (3.4%) | |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 1 (2.8%) | 2 (6.9%) | |
Klebsiella spp. | 3 (8.3%) | 0 | |
other | 1 (2.8%) | 4 (13.8%) | |
mixed | 0 | 1 (3.4%) | |
resistance to ciprofloxacin | 1 (2.8%) | 1 (3.6%) | 0.314 |
Symptoms at inclusion | |||
dysuria | 31 (86.1%) | 32 (97.0%) | 0.24 |
frequency | 35 (97.2%) | 31 (93.9%) | 0.934 |
low abdominal pain | 21 (58.3%) | 16 (48.5%) | 0.564 |
Mean score at inclusion (range 0 to 4) | |||
dysuria | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.189 |
frequency | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.357 |
low abdominal pain | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.705 |
impairment | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.059 |
sum score (range 0 to 12) | 5.3 | 5.8 | 0.435 |