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Bacterial infections of the lower urinary tract treated with ciprofloxacin or cefalexin — a comparative study

Behandlung bakterieller Infektionen der unteren Harnwege mit Ciprofloxacin oder Cefalexin — Vergleichsstudie

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30/30 patients with lower UTI were enrolled in a randomized study to compare ciprofloxacin (250 mg/b.i.d.) and cefalexin (1 g/t.i.d.). In addition, 59 patients with cefalexin-resistant bacterial strains were treated in an open study arm. Ciprofloxacin showed convincingly better clinical and bacteriological efficacy than cefalexin. Both antibiotics were well tolerated. Ciprofloxacin has proved to be superior to cefalexin in the treatment of lower UTI.

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Je 30 Patienten mit Infektion der unteren Harnwege erhielten im Rahmen einer randomisierten Studie entweder zweimal 250 mg Ciprofloxacin oder dreimal 1 g Cefalexin pro Tag. In einem offenen Studienarm wurden außerdem 59 Patienten mit Infektionen durch Cefalexin-resistente Bakterienstämme mit Ciprofloxacin überzeugend besser als mit Cefalexin. Ciprofloxacin erwies sich somit in der Behandlung von Infektionen der unteren Harnwege als dem Cefalexin überlegen.

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Polubiec, A., Stepka, K., Ktos, K. et al. Bacterial infections of the lower urinary tract treated with ciprofloxacin or cefalexin — a comparative study. Infection 16 (Suppl 1), S62–S64 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01650511

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