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6387892

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
In a prospective study of children with an acute infection of the lower urinary tract, the effectiveness of a 3-day course of cephalexin, 25-50 mg/kg body weight and day was compared with that of a 10-day course of nitrofurantoin, 3-4 mg/kg/day. 19 children were allotted to treatment with cephalexin and 24 were treated with nitrofurantoin. The immediate cure rates were 90% and 96%, respectively. Two relapses were noted in the cephalexin group and 1 in the nitrofurantoin group. During a mean follow-up period of 7-8 months 2 of the cephalexin treated patients and 4 patients treated with nitrofurantoin had a reinfection. No side effects were noted in either of the treatment groups. The results suggest that treatment with cephalexin for 3 days is a reasonable alternative in children with an acute lower urinary tract infection when commonly used medications for one reason or another are less well tolerated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-5548
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
305-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Three-day therapy with cephalexin for lower urinary tract infections in children.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial