"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nitrofurantoin" by people in Profiles.
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Antibiotic Stewardship and Postoperative Infections in Urethroplasties. Urology. 2021 06; 152:142-147.
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Susceptibility of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Urine Isolates to Oral Antibiotics. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 05; 60(5):3138-40.
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Activity of fosfomycin and comparison of several susceptibility testing methods against contemporary urine isolates. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2015 Dec; 46(6):642-7.
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Oral antibiotics to prevent postoperative urinary tract infection: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jan; 123(1):96-103.
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Drug-induced pleural disease. Clin Chest Med. 2004 Mar; 25(1):141-53.
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Pyelonephritis in pregnancy. The role of in-hospital management and nitrofurantoin suppression. J Reprod Med. 1987 Dec; 32(12):895-900.