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Revision as of 14:18, 27 August 2015
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Treatment | Pros | Cons |
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Antibiotics | effective against many common infections | not effective against biofilms |
easy to administer | bacteria can develop resistance | |
few side effects | some can result in side effects that exaggerate initial symptoms | |
inexpensive | can cause severe allergic reactions | |
Catheter coated with silver nanoparticles | bacteria cannot develop resistance | there can be serious side effects |
uninvasive in those who would otherwise be having a catheter fitted anyway | catheters support biofilm formation which can lead to recurring infections | |
Botox | increases comfort by lessening symptoms of incontinence | does not treat underlying infection |
may need to have a catheter fitted which increases incidence of infection | ||
long term effect unknown | ||
invasive | ||
Methenamine hippurate | bacteria can’t develop resistance | have to take doses every day to prevent infection |
requires additional supplements for effective treatment (Vitamin C, Cranberry supplements) | ||
relatively new treatment which hasn’t been tested in children, the elderly, or breastfeeding women, so this limits the number of cases it can be prescribed in | ||
solUTIon | offers attack and defence against biofilm formation | as yet, untested in humans. there may be some unforeseen side effects |
bacteria cannot develop resistance | ||
relatively uninvasive | ||
acts against more than one species of bacteria and fungi |