Compared with Cotrimoxazole Nitroxoline Seems to Be a Better Option for the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Uropathogens: An In Vitro Study

• Main Authors: Ulrich Dobrindt (Author), Haleluya T. Wami (Author), Torsten Schmidt-Wieland (Author), Daniela Bertsch (Author), Klaus Oberdorfer (Author), Herbert Hof (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The resistance of uropathogens to various antibiotics is increasing, but nitroxoline remains active in vitro against some relevant multidrug resistant uropathogenic bacteria. <i>E. coli</i> strains, which are among the most common uropathogens, are unanimously susceptible. Thus, nitroxol...