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Single-Dose Regimen of Cefonicid for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Infections of the Lower Urinary Tract
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Single-Dose Regimen of Cefonicid for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Infections of the Lower Urinary Tract

S. I. Morgan, R. E. Pontzer, L. M. Cortez, S. L. Guice, W. Brannan, R. E. Krieger, W. McNamee, J. A. Boscia, M. E. Levison and D. Kaye
Clinical infectious diseases, v 6(Supplement-4), pp S844-S846
Nov 1984
PMID: 6395274

Abstract

Fifty-three women with symptoms of lower urinary tract infection were randomly assigned to treatment with cefonicid administered intramuscularly in a single l-g dose or to treatment with 500 mg of amoxicillin administered orally three times a day for five to seven days. Urine cultures were obtained before therapy and again at five to 18 days and six to seven weeks after termination of therapy. Forty-one patients had ⩾2 × 104 colony-forming units (cfu)/ml of catheterized urine or ⩾105 cfu/ml of midstream urine. In the cefonicid-treated group, 19 (90%) of 21 patients demonstrated bacteriologic cure at early follow-up. Of the 18 patients seen at late follow-up, 15 were cured and three were reinfected. One patient was lost to late follow-up. In the amoxicillin-treated group, 16 (80%) of 20 patients demonstrated bacteriologic cure at early follow-up. Of the 15 patients available at late follow-up, 14 were cured and one was reinfected. One patient was lost to late follow-up. Cefonicid is an effective single-dose agent in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection.

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