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Amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid in the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections

1984; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 25; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/aac.25.2.276

ISSN

1098-6596

Autores

W. Brumfitt, J. M. T. Hamilton‐Miller,

Tópico(s)

Escherichia coli research studies

Resumo

Forty-four patients (43 female, 1 male), all with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections, were treated with 250 mg of amoxicillin plus 125 mg of clavulanic acid (one tablet of Augmentin) every 8 h for 7 days. The microbiological cure rates were 84% 1 week after the end of treatment and 67% 1 month later. Side effects, which were reported by 20% of the patients, were mild and in no case caused interruption of treatment. In view of the increasing trend in resistance to agents commonly used for the treatment of urinary tract infections in outpatients, the combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid may now be considered a first-line drug in patients with recurrent urinary tract infections.

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