Is it appropriate to continue a patient with persistent fever and dysuria despite initial treatment with an antibiotic, on ciprofloxacin (ciprofloxacin) 500mg every 12 hours for 7 days, considering they also have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?

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