Nitrofur Macr Vs Cipro 500 Mg

I had a bladder infection - my doc prescribed Ciprox 500 mg. it started to get better then started to come back the 3rd day - was about to call doc when he called me to say that he was prescribing Nitrofur because they found I had e coli infelction in the labs - why didn't they prescribe Nitro 1st? according to these discussions cip is supposed to be for both. Any input?

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According to medicinenet.com, "Ciprofloxacin is frequently used to treat urinary infections caused by bacteria such as E. coli. Ciprofloxacin is also effective in treating infectious diarrheas caused by E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, and Shigella bacteria."

I'm not entirely sure why they would wait to prescribe Nitro afterwards, but from what I could gather Nitrofurantoin is solely used for the purpose of treating urinary tract infections, while Ciprofloxacin seems to be more of a broad spectrum antibiotic (with a wider range of uses).

Did your doctor give you any feedback after changing his mind?

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