Loracarbef versus cefaclor in the treatment of urinary tract infections in women.
Author(s): Iravani A
Affiliation(s): Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0296.
Publication date & source: 1991-04, Antimicrob Agents Chemother., 35(4):750-2.
Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial
In a double-blind, prospective, randomized study, 108 college women with acute urinary tract infections were treated for 7 days with either loracarbef (LY163892) at 200 mg once daily (n = 53) or cefaclor at 250 mg three times daily (n = 55). The cure rates at 5 to 9 days after treatment in the loracarbef and cefaclor groups were 96 and 90%, respectively. Both loracarbef and cefaclor are safe, well tolerated, and effective in the treatment of urinary tract infections in women.
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