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Table 3 Eleven uncontrolled clinical studies on treatment and prophylaxis of UTI with nitroxoline in 259 children

From: Review of the literature and individual patients’ data meta-analysis on efficacy and tolerance of nitroxoline in the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections

First author

Year

Patients (n)

Indication (T/P)

Dosage

Duration

Success rate

Adverse events

Lecornu [57]

1974

25 children

T: compl. and uncompl. UTI

50–400 mg/d as suspension

4–12 days

72%

8% nausea

0–13 years

Roussel [58]

1974

24 children

T: compl. and uncompl. UTI

10 mg/kg/d as suspension

10 days- 6 months

79%

0%

7 days–6 months

Raynaud [59]

1974

19 children

T: compl. and uncompl. UTI

10 mg/kg/d as suspension

20 days

69%

10% nausea

0–10 years

Luckel [60]

1975

25 children

P: compl. and uncompl. UTI

10–20 mg/kg/d as suspension

17–55 days

83%

0%

0–8.5 years

Viville [61]

1975

22 children

P: compl. UTI

10–30 mg/kg/d as suspension

3–6 months

86%

0%

2 months-17 years

Chable [62]

1975

28 children

T: compl. and uncompl. UTI

10–20 mg/kg/d as suspension

10 days

81%

0%

2 month-14.5 years

Battin [63]

1975

30 children

P: compl. and uncompl. UTI

10 mg/kg/d as suspension

6 weeks

90%

0%

2 month-10 years

Sorez [64]

1975

30 children

T: compl. and uncompl. UTI

10–25 mg/kg/d as suspension

10 – 17 days

73.7% uncompl. UTI

40% compl. UTI

0%

10 days-8 years

Neimann [65]

1975

21 children

T/P: compl. and uncompl. UTI

25–400 mg/d as suspension

4 days-4 months

90%

10% nausea

26 days-8 years

Machecourt [66]

1976

23 children

T: compl. and uncompl. UTI

10–20 mg/kg/d as suspension

10 days

91%

0%

21 days-14 years

Lambert-Zechovsky [24]

1987

12 children

T: uncompl. UTI

20 mg/kg/d as suspension

10 days

66% (91% incl. non-compliance)

-

aver. 4 years

  1. n-number; T-therapy; P-prophylaxis; UTI-urinary tract infection.