Clinical and bacteriological outcome of different doses and duration of pivmecillinam compared with placebo therapy of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection in women: The LUTIW project

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-57

  Ferry, Sven A ^a,b   Holm, Stig E ^c   Stenlund, Hans ^b   Lundholm, Rolf ^b   Monsen, Tor J ^b  

^a Vännäs Primary Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteriuria; Family practice; Pivmecillinam; Placebo; Symptoms; Therapy study; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

PIVMECILLINAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSURIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PYELONEPHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMDINOCILLIN PIVOXIL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; BACTERIURIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33847242164     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430601183074     Document Type: Article

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