Nitrofurantoin revisited: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials

Csaki Huttner, Angela; Verhaegh, Els; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen; Muller, Anouk; Theuretzbacher, Ursula; Mouton, Johan

doi:10.1093/jac/dkv147

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Meta-analysis

English

Nitrofurantoin revisited: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials

ContributorsCsaki Huttner, Angela; Verhaegh, Els; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen

; Muller, Anouk; Theuretzbacher, Ursula; Mouton, Johan

Published inThe journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, vol. 70, no. 9, p. 2456-2464

Publication date2015

Abstract

Nitrofurantoin's use has increased exponentially since recent guidelines repositioned it as first-line therapy for uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection (UTI). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess nitrofurantoin's efficacy and toxicity in the treatment of lower UTI.

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research group

Epidémiologie et contrôle de la résistance aux antibiotiques (866)

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CSAKI HUTTNER, Angela et al. Nitrofurantoin revisited: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. In: The journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2015, vol. 70, n° 9, p. 2456–2464. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv147

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PID : unige:75435
DOI : 10.1093/jac/dkv147
PMID : 26066581

ISSN of the journal0305-7453

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Nitrofurantoin revisited: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials

Nitrofurantoin's use has increased exponentially since recent guidelines repositioned it as first-line therapy for uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection (UTI). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess nitrofurantoin's efficacy and toxicity in the treatment of lower UTI.

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