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Imflammed Urethra but no bacteria

I had a UTI months back I was given erythromycin streate,  i completed my 1 week dose, got better for a while as my chills were gone.  A week later my treatment my urethra starting burning me like it was imflammed.  I redid a culture.   test result  came back with traces of leukocyte,  few epithelial cells,  pus cells 0 -  2 she said i was okay but am not really,  guys please any suggestions?   ,
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Longer course of antibiotics needed probably 10 days minimum. There is a reason antibiotic resistance is emerging and it is due to doctors telling people they are fine after a short rx of ABX which wasn't long enough to kill it and thus spreading it with newly acquired resistance.
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