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Nitrofurantoin is a first-line antibiotic commonly used to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infection, and an estimated 25 million prescriptions are filled worldwide each
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Nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole, fosfomycin, and pivmecillinam are considered first-line agents for cystitis
Unlike “high resistance potential” antibiotics, nitrofurantoin does not predispose to resistance
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Aerococcus urinae is a rare organism isolated from urine cultures
these patients should have monthly urine cultures or antimicrobial suppression with oral nitrofurantoin INTRODUCTION
It is not necessary to culture the urine after UTI self-diagnosis since there is a 86% to 92% concordance between self-diagnosis and urine culture in an appropriately selected The risks of long-term nitrofurantoin prophylaxis in patients with recurrent urinary tract infection: a recent medico-legal case
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends that a urine culture be obtained at the first prenatal visit
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in children, and girls are at a significantly higher risk, as compared to boys, except in early infancy
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aureus bacteraemia, 4 of which were associated with urological instrumentation
7% resistance for Nitrofurantoin
There was a significant increase in time between positive urine cultures when patients were receiving nitrofurantoin
Nitrofurantoin is bactericidal in urine at therapeutic doses
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