Presenting symptoms of patients supplied trimethoprim under patient group direction (n = 41)
| Symptoms | Frequency | % | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting symptomsa | |||
| Dysuria | 36 | 88 | – |
| Frequency/urgency | 36 | 88 | – |
| Back/abdominal pain | 20 | 49 | Potential exclusion |
| Fever/chills | 8 | 20 | Potential exclusion |
| Haematuria | 2 | 5 | – |
| Vaginal discharge | 1 | 2 | Potential exclusion |
| Other (for example, malaise) | 0 | – | – |
| Number of symptoms | |||
| ≥3 | 21 | 51 | 17/21 met PGD inclusion criteria |
| 2 | 17 | 42 | 14/17 met PGD inclusion criteria |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | – |
| Duration of symptoms, days | |||
| ≤2 | 22 | 54 | – |
| 3–6 | 15 | 36 | – |
| ≥7 | 4 | 10 | – |
| Day of presentation | |||
| Monday–Thursday | 14 | 34 | – |
| Friday/Saturday/Sunday | 27 | 66 | – |
↵a Numbers do not add up to 100% as patients could present with several symptoms.