Pharmacological properties of oral antibiotics for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

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Novelli A, Rosi E

Pharmacological properties of oral antibiotics for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

J Chemother. 2017 Dec;29(sup1):10-18. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2017.1380357.

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Abstract

The therapeutic management of uncomplicated bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) is based on short-term courses of oral antibiotics. The preferred drugs are nitrofurantoin trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, fosfomycin trometamol, fluoroquinolones and beta-lactam agents. The choice of agent for treating uncomplicated UTIs should be based on the pharmacokinetic characteristics of the molecule so that clinical benefit is optimized and the risk of antibacterial resistance is minimized. This article discusses the general pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) aspects of antimicrobial chemotherapy, the PK/PD characteristics of oral antimicrobial agents for the treatment of uncomplicated UTIs and the pharmacological and therapeutic strategies for limiting or preventing bacterial resistance.

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