A review of worldwide clinical trials with norfloxacin in the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), as well as our personal experience with 215 assessable patients, is presented. Almost all patients received 400 mg b.i.d. for 3-15 days. Bacteriological eradication (10(4) CFU/ml of urine or less) was achieved in more than 90% of patients. Short-term therapy (3 days) with norfloxacin proved to be as effective and tolerable as a 10- to 14-day conventional therapeutic schedule in the treatment of lower uncomplicated UTIs. Overall incidence of drug-related adverse experiences was 2.3%.
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Curr Drug Saf
January 2025
National Center Chalbi Belkahia of Pharmacovigilance, Department of Collection and Analysis of Adverse Effects, Tunis, Tunisia, University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine, Research unit: UR17ES12, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Data Source: A literature review was performed in PubMed and Embase for cohort studies published up to August 2024 using PICO-consistent terms.
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School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India.
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