title: Norfloxacin in the treatment of complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infections. A comparative multicenter trial.
abstract: In a multicenter, prospective treatment study, 59 patients with complicated or uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) were treated with norfloxacin (400 mg orally twice daily) and compared with 45 patients treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Norfloxacin was relatively safe and highly effective in treating both uncomplicated UTIs (86 percent cure rate) and complicated UTIs (75 percent cure rate). Failure of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole therapy was associated with initial bacterial resistance, e.g., from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens; such multiresistant bacteria were successfully treated with norfloxacin. Thus, norfloxacin appears to extend the range of oral agents available to treat UTIs.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Alpert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Najem
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Ginsburg
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cherubin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009643:Norfloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D012008:Recurrence; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole; D009643:Norfloxacin