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COMPARISON OF NITROFURANTOIN AND NITROFURAN 246 IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS OF THE URINARY TRACT
Author(s) -
KAFETSIOULIS A.,
SELKON J. B.,
SWINNEY J.,
YEATES W. K.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1967.tb09788.x
Subject(s) - nitrofurantoin , nitrofuran , urinary system , medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotic resistance , genetics
SUMMARY Forty–six patients were admitted to the study, 26 treated with a new nitrofuran (NF246) and 20 with nitrofurantoin. The response to treatment was evaluated bacteriologically. The results obtained show that there is no significant difference between NF246 and nitrofurantoin in treating urinary tract infections. No clinical side–effects were observed in the group of patients treated with NF246, whereas two of the patients treated with nitrofurantoin reacted adversely. Three patients allergic to nitrofurantoin tolerated the NF246 uneventfully. We would like to thank the Smith Kline and French Laboratories Limited for the supply of NF246 anp nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) tablets.