Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVES: METHODS: A prospective study of 30 patients who were diagnosed with acute complicated urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis was conducted. Oral sitafloxacin 50 mg twice a day was given for 7 days. All patients were followed up at baseline, day 7, and day 14. RESULTS: The patient sample included 67 % females; the mean ± SD age was 49 ± 13 years. Twenty-one (70 %) patients had acute pyelonephritis and 9 (30 %) had complicated urinary tract infections. Twenty-two patients were positive for uropathogens. The most frequently isolated pathogen was E. coli 11 non-extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing and 5 ESBL-producing strains. Of the 22 isolated uropathogens, 19 (86 %) isolates were sensitive to sitafloxacin. At day 14, 29 of 30 (97 %) were clinically cured and 21 of 22 (95 %) were microbiologically cured. No patients discontinued sitafloxacin due to adverse events. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Weerawat Manosuthi, Surasak Wiboonchutikul |
Journal | SpringerPlus
(Springerplus)
Vol. 5
Pg. 410
( 2016)
ISSN: 2193-1801 [Print] Switzerland |
PMID | 27069830
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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