title: Comparative, double-blind, prospective, multicenter trial of temafloxacin versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women.
abstract: In a double-blind, randomized, multicenter study, 400 women with symptoms of acute urinary tract infections were treated with either a 7-day course of temafloxacin hydrochloride (400 mg once a day; n = 204) or a 10-day course of trimethoprim (160 mg) and sulfamethoxazole (800 mg) (TMP-SMZ) twice daily (n = 196). The bacteriologic cure rates at 5 to 9 days posttherapy were 100% in the temafloxacin group and 97% in the TMP-SMZ group (P = 0.035). The clinical cure rates were 93% in the temafloxacin group and 95% in the TMP-SMZ group (P greater than 0.1). Adverse events, including nausea, vomiting, rash, headache, and dizziness, were experienced by 19.6% of the temafloxacin group and 23.5% of the TMP-SMZ group. Transient leukopenia occurred in 0.5 and 4.1% of the temafloxacin and TMP-SMZ groups, respectively. Temafloxacin, 400 mg once a day for 7 days, appears to be at least as safe and effective as a 10-day course of TMP-SMZ in the management of acute urinary tract infection in women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iravani
mesh_terms: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015363:Quinolones; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D015363:Quinolones; C054745:temafloxacin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination