Summary. Most urinary tract infections (UTIs) are bacterial infections, and treatment is often with antibiotics. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) is often the first choice, but there are other options.

Medication nonadherence is when a patient does not take a prescribed medicine or follow the provider’s instructions for taking the medicine. Barriers that prevent patients from taking their medications can appear at the patient, provider, or health system level.

The term "enteric fever" is a collective term that refers to both typhoid and paratyphoid fever, and "typhoid" and "enteric fever" are often used interchangeably. The treatment and prevention of enteric fever will be reviewed here. The epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of enteric fever are discussed separately.

Learn more about taking supplements safely in the NIA article, Dietary Supplements for Older Adults . It can be dangerous to combine certain prescription drugs, OTC medicines, dietary supplements, or other remedies. For example, you should not take aspirin if you take warfarin for heart problems.