Comparison of nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole for long-term prophylaxis in children with recurrent urinary tract infections

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-182

  Falakaflaki, Behnaz ^a   Fallah, Ramazan ^b   Jamshidi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Moezi, Farzaneh ^a   Torabi, Zohreh ^a  

^a ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Nitrofurantoin; Prophylaxis; Trimethoprimsulphamethoxazole (TMP SMX); Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN;

AGE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT INFECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 34548615174     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2007.179.182     Document Type: Article

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