Painful urination along with urinary frequency and urgency

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A 64-year-old man with a history of prostatic hypertrophy presents with painful urination along with urinary frequency and urgency. He is not sexually active and a urinalysis is positive for the presence of nitrites and leukocyte esterase, suggesting a UTI. He has a history of sulfa allergy and the local TMP-SMX resistance level is 24%. An appropriate treatment regimen would be:

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