"Nitrofurantoin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A urinary anti-infective agent effective against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Although sulfonamides and antibiotics are usually the agents of choice for urinary tract infections, nitrofurantoin is widely used for prophylaxis and long-term suppression.
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D009582
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.640.600.566 D03.383.312.649.566
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nitrofurantoin" by people in Profiles.
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Karlowsky JA, Thornsberry C, Jones ME, Sahm DF. Susceptibility of antimicrobial-resistant urinary Escherichia coli isolates to fluoroquinolones and nitrofurantoin. Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Jan 15; 36(2):183-7.
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Karlowsky JA, Kelly LJ, Thornsberry C, Jones ME, Sahm DF. Trends in antimicrobial resistance among urinary tract infection isolates of Escherichia coli from female outpatients in the United States. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002 Aug; 46(8):2540-5.