Kidney function and the use of nitrofurantoin to treat urinary tract infections in older women

BACKGROUND: The antibiotic nitrofurantoin is commonly used to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections. However, when this drug is used by patients with reduced kidney function, its urine concentration may be subtherapeutic. METHODS: We conducted a population-based study of older women (mean age...

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Published in:CMAJ
Main Authors: Singh, Namisha, Gandhi, Sonja, McArthur, Eric, Moist, Louise, Jain, Arsh K., Liu, Aiden R., Sood, Manish M., Garg, Amit X.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 8872147 Canada Inc. 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4467927/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25918178
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150067
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