title: Fosfomycin trometamol versus norfloxacin in the treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections of the elderly.
abstract: Ten years of controlled clinical trials supported single-dose therapy efficacy and safety in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections (UTI). Both local and systematic factors contribute to the high UTI prevalence seen in elderly people. A controlled open randomized study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of a new fosfomycin derivative (fosfomycin trometamol) given in a single dose in the treatment of uncomplicated lower UTIs in 60 elderly subjects (mean age 68.4 years). A single 3-gram fosfomycin trometamol dose was compared to a 7-day treatment with norfloxacin 400 mg b.i.d. Midstream urocultures and susceptibility tests were performed to diagnose a UTI and at 3-5 and 25-35 days after discontinuation of therapies. Our results, showing comparable clinical and bacteriological resolution rates in both groups (76.6 and 73.3% in the fosfomycin-trometamol- and norfloxacin-treated subjects, respectively), support the single-dose fosfomycin trometamol efficacy in uncomplicated lower UTIs in an elderly population, suggesting it as a convincing alternative to longer therapeutic regimens.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Immunopathology, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferraro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ambrosi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bucci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palmieri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009643:Norfloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012074:Remission Induction; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005578:Fosfomycin; D009643:Norfloxacin