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Dear Victor, Adding to your list of literature on the lenght of antibiotic treatment in UTI two older studies: one meta-analysis on single dosis and a peculiar study on one tablet, low dosis of trimethoprim. The latter, as far as can recall, concerns 1 tabl of 100 mg trimethoprim and it is efficacious. By the way: why has never been tried to treat a strept throat similarely to UTI: one dosis, low dosis, short courses of 3, 2 or even 1 day. Microbiological statements about antibiotic resistance when treating with too short courses have never been proven. Another medical myth? Clinically recovery of streptococcus tonsillitis is remarkable quick, often within 24 hours. (Yes I know, many are viral infectious, natural course over time, etc.; but some certainly are bacterial infections) Nico van Duijn, GP Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam lit. Leibovici L, Wysenbeek AL. Single-dose antibiotic treatment for symptomatic urinary tract infections in women: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Quart J Med 1991; 285: 43-57. Blackstone V, Gruneberg (u") RN. Minimum effective dose of trimethoprim for urinary tract infection. J R Coll Gen Pract 1988; 38: 320. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%