Acute gross sterile pyuria after oral ciprofloxacin treatment of urinary tract infection

Measurement of pyuria in urinary tract infections.

Treatment outcomes of oral sitafloxacin in acute complicated urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis.

BACKGROUND Data on the success rate of sitafloxacin treatment in acute complicated urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis are limited. OBJECTIVES To determine the success rate of a new oral fluoroquinolone, sitafloxacin, in acute complicated urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis. METHODS A prospective study of 30 patients who were diagnosed with acute complicated urinary tract infe...

Efficacy and safety of oral ciprofloxacin for treatment of serious urinary tract infections.

Eighty-three patients with serious urinary tract infections were treated with oral ciprofloxacin. Of these patients, 79 were hospitalized, and 41 had known structural or neurologic abnormalities of the urinary tract. The most common pathogens were members of the family Enterobacteriaceae (MICs, less than or equal to 0.06 microgram/ml), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MICs, 0.13 to 2 micrograms/ml), and...

Dyspnea after treatment of recurrent urinary tract infection.

A 71-year-old woman came to the hospital because of generalized weakness, fatigue, and exertional dyspnea. She had a history of anemia, recurrent urinary tract infections, and hyperactive bladder. She had been taking nitrofurantoin for a urinary tract infection and phenazopyridine for dysuria, and she noticed that her urine was dark-colored. She was of northern European descent. She was unaware...

Ciprofloxacin in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections.

Data from the phase 2 study indicate that patients treated with a five day course of finafloxacin had a higher, more rapid and more sustained level of microbiological eradication and improved clinical outcomes than those treated with ciprofloxacin taken twice daily for 10 days. The trial’s primary and secondary endpoints were all successfully achieved. Finafloxacin was found to be both safe and...