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Role of Old Antibiotics in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance. Highlighted Nitrofurantoin for the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Infections

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2014
Bacterial infections caused by antibiotic-resistant isolates have become a major health problem in recent years, since they are very difficult to treat, leading to an increase in morbidity and mortality.
Maria Jose Munoz-Davila
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High-level nitrofurantoin resistance in a clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae: a comparative genomics and metabolomics analysis

open access: yesmSystems
Nitrofurantoin is a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by the problematic multidrug resistant Gram-negative pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Maytham Hussein   +12 more
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Antibiogram of uropathogens from cases of urinary tract infections in a tertiary care hospital: A cross-sectional study.

open access: yesStudent's Journal of Health Research Africa
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections affecting people of all ages. The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens presents a major clinical challenge, particularly in ...
Dr. Nazia Begum Mohammed   +3 more
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Comprehensive assessment of nitrofurans for lower urinary tract infections [PDF]

open access: yesКлиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия
Antimicrobial therapy is an essential part of treatment of urinary tract infections, often being the only etiological and pathogenetic component of it. At the same time, the rationality of choosing an antimicrobial depends both on the sensitivity of the ...
Kozlov R.S., Golub A.V.
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Reversible interstitial lung disease with prolonged use of nitrofurantoin: Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

open access: yesLung India, 2013
We describe the case summary of a 70-year-old man diagnosed with interstitial lung disease due to prolonged nitrofurantoin therapy. Despite honeycombing confirmed by computed tomography of the thorax, symptoms and radiographic findings disappeared within
Akashdeep Singh   +2 more
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Consider Nitrofurantoin as a Cause of Lung Injury

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2019
Nitrofurantoin-induced diffuse lung toxicity is well documented in the literature but is often misdiagnosed. We describe an 82-year-old female medicated with nitrofurantoin for the previous 2 years who was admitted for dyspnoea, dry cough and fatigue for
Paulo Almeida   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

First lead structure for nitrofurantoin resistance inhibition activity against Enterobacteria

open access: yesJournal of Medicinal Plants, 2003
We have previously shown that the ethanolic diluted essential oils of the aerial parts of Mentha longifolia could have nitrofurantoin resistance breaker activity against nitrofurantoin resistances Entherobacteriaceae.
AR Shahverdi, F Tavassoli
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Občutljivost za antibiotike pri povzročiteljih nezapletenega cistitisa v Sloveniji

open access: yesZdravniški Vestnik
Background: Acute uncomplicated cystitis in women is a common reason for antibiotic treatment in the outpatient clinic of family doctors. Microbiological diagnostics is not indicated; treatment is generally empirical and based on guidelines and ...
Helena Ribič   +5 more
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IN-VITRO EFFICACY OF NITROFURANTOIN, CIPROFLOXACIN AND COTRIMOXAZOLE AGAINST VARIOUS URINARY ISOLATES

open access: yesGomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015
Background: Urinary tract infections are one of the most common infections especially in young adults. Due to increase in fluoroquinolones use, empirical therapy in uncomplicated urinary tract infections with this group is now controversial.
Luqman Satti, Viqar Ashraf
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Nitrofurantoin-induced splinter hemorrhages: A forgotten culprit

open access: yesJAAD Case Reports
Ana Sofia Acosta, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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