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High resistance prevalence towards ampicillin, co-trimoxazole and ciprofloxacin, among uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates in Mexico City

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2008
Background : The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among uropathogenic E. coli varies widely worldwide; to guide empirical therapy is necessary to have local, up-to-date susceptibility data.
Jose Luis Arredondo-García, Carlos F. Amábile-Cuevas   +1 more
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Long-term nitrofurantoin: an analysis of complication awareness, monitoring, and pulmonary injury cases

BJGP Open, 2021
Background: Long-term nitrofurantoin (NF) treatment can result in pulmonary and hepatic injury. Current guidelines do not outline the type or frequency of monitoring required for detection of these injuries.
Toby Peter Speirs, Nicole Tuffin, Finlay Mundy-Baird, Helena Sakota, Sarah Mulholland, Michelle Westlake, Max Lyon, Andrew R Medford, Charles Sharp, Michael Darby, Mahableshwar Albur, Francis Keeley, Helena Burden, Charlie Kenward, Elizabeth Jonas, Shaney Barratt, Huzaifa I Adamali   +16 more
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Risks of long-term use of nitrofurantoin for urinary tract prophylaxis in the older patient

Urological Science, 2016
Purpose: To review the current literature on reported pulmonary, liver, and nerve adverse reactions (ARs) of long-term Nitrofurantoin (NF) suppression in older patients treated for urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Lauren L. Rego, Craig S. Glazer, Philippe E. Zimmern   +2 more
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Biofilm is a major virulence determinant in bacterial colonization of chronic skin ulcers independently from the multidrug resistant phenotype [PDF]

, 2017
Bacterial biofilm is a major factor in delayed wound healing and high levels of biofilm production have been repeatedly described in multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs).
Bordignon, Valentina, Cavallo, Ilaria, Cilli, Laura, De Santis, Alessandra, Di Domenico, Enea Gino, Di Salvo, Fabiola, Ensoli, Fabrizio, Farulla, Ilaria, Gallo, Maria Teresa, La Parola, Ilaria Lesnoni, Pimpinelli, Fulvia, Pontone, Martina, Prignano, Grazia, Sperduti, Isabella, Toma, Luigi, Vespaziani, Matteo   +15 more
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Does Nitrofurantoin Improve the Portfolio of Vets against Resistant Bacteria in Companion Animals?

Antibiotics, 2023
In clinical practice in dogs and cats, antimicrobials are frequently used, sometimes overused or misused, increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In order to limit the phenomenon, laws have been enacted and guidelines for prudent and rational use of ...
Cristina Vercelli, Michela Amadori, Graziana Gambino, Giovanni Re   +3 more
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The continued value of disk diffusion for assessing antimicrobial susceptibility in clinical laboratories: Report from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Methods Development and Standardization Working Group [PDF]

, 2018
Expedited pathways to antimicrobial agent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have led to increased delays between drug approval and the availability of FDA-cleared antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) devices.
Burnham, Carey-Ann D, Ferrell, Andrea, Hsiung, Andre, Humphries, Romney M, Kircher, Susan, Krause, Kevin M, Malherbe, Rianna   +6 more
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Nitrofurantoin susceptibility profile versus other antibiotics tested in uropathogens- a retrospective study from India

Microbes, Infection and Chemotherapy
Introduction. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections encountered by clinicians worldwide. The emergence of multidrug-resistant uropathogens necessitates a review of their susceptibility profiles.
Anuja Gupta, Bhawna KUNAL
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Nitrofurantoin

Reactions Weekly, 2020
In this column, Sharon Rees aims to refresh knowledge and interest in some of the commonly used drugs in a series of tweets. This month she is talking about #nitrofurantoin
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Aerobacterial Vaginosis among Women Attending an Infertility Clinic at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Chennai, India and Susceptibility Pattern of Isolates

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2021
Genital infections and subsequent vaginosis diagnosed through high vaginal swab in women is caused due to fungi or bacteria. The presented study focused on determining the types, numbers and antibacterial susceptibility pattern of aerobic bacteria ...
Abigail R. Sopia, Pushpa Innocent D. Joseph, M. Kalyani, B. Ananthi, Suresh Dhanaraj, Allen John Henry   +5 more
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Nitrofurantoin-induced immune-mediated lung and liver disease [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2012
Introduction. Nitrofurantoin, a furan derivative, introduced in the fifties has widely been used as an effective agent for the treatment and prevention of urinary tract infections (UTI). Spectrum of adverse reactions to nitrofurantoin is wide, ranging
Milić Rade, Plavec Goran, Tufegdžić Ivana, Tomić Ilija, Šarac Sanja, Lončarević Olivera   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source