acute cystitis

Antimicrobial therapy is an essential part of treatment of urinary tract infections, often being the only etiological and pathogenetic component of it. At the same time, the rationality of choosing an antimicrobial depends both on the sensitivity of …

Cephalosporins are one of the most commonly used antimicrobials for the treatment of variety of bacterial infections. Prudent use of the third-generation cephalosporins is important for the control of spread of cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative …

Objective. To evaluate clinico-economical effectiveness of short course of cefixime and ciprofloxacin in women with acute uncomplicated cystitis. Materials and Methods. A prospective randomized clinico-economic study of effectiveness of cefixime and ciprofloxacin in 104 patients with acute uncomplicated cystitis. Results. At visit 2 (day 8) microbiological cure rates were detected in 95.9%, 55.6% and 71.4% of patients from Group 1 (cefixime), Group 2-a (ciprofloxacin 250 mg BID) and Group 2-b (ciprofloxacin 500 mg BID), respectively.