Table 1

Timetable of the study period

VisitBaseline visitDay 7
(phone visit)		Day 14Day 28
History taking and clinical examinationX 
EligibilityX 
Explanation of the study and informed consentX 
Initial case report formX 
Urine dipstickX   
Urine culture, including antibiogram if positiveX XX
RandomisationX   
Dispensing the study medicationX   
Giving out of the symptom diaryX 
Assessment of the change in the quality of lifeXX  
Assessment of the clinical outcome XXX
Adherence to the study drug X  
Collection of the symptom diary X 
Monitoring concomitant treatment and use of other antibiotics XXX
Evaluation of adverse events XXX
Evaluation of reattendance to healthcare services and complications with relation to the infection XXX