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Health Encyclopedia: Urinary Tract Infection Treatment

Treatment

Although antibiotics should be used as a cure for most urinary tract infections, severe symptoms can persist for several days until treatment effectively eliminates the bacteria. A number of options are available for relieving symptoms until the antibiotics take action.

Important Note. It should be stressed that all of the drugs discussed below treat only symptoms and are not cures. They should never be used to replace antibiotics.

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