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Table 7 Bacterial spectrum and resistance (R) against nitroxoline (Ni) versus controls (C), cotrimoxazole or norfloxacin, at study entry (visit 1)

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

Study Nr./R

NWNF 10

R(n)

NWNF 11

R(n)

NWNF 13

R(n)

NWNF 15

R(n)

NWNF 10–13

R(n)

NWNF 10–15

R(n)

Bacterial isolates

n (%)

Ni/C

n (%)

Ni/C

n (%)

Ni/C

n (%)

Ni/C

n (%)

Ni/C

n (%)

Ni/C

E. coli

82(67.2%)

-/1

88(65.3%)

1/6

81(67.0%)

−/−

98(73.0%)

−/−

251(66.4%)

1/7

349(68.2%)

1/7

Proteus spp.*

20(16.4%)

−/−

9(6.7%)

−/−

8(6.6%)

−/−

12(9.0%)

−/−

37(9.8%)

−/−

49(9.6%)

−/−

Klebsiella spp.

1(0.8%)

−/−

5(3.7%)

−/−

1(0.8%)

−/−

6(4.5%)

−/−

7(1.9%)

−/−

13(2.5%)

−/−

Enterobacter spp.

-

-

2(1.5%)

−/−

3(2.5%)

−/−

7(5.2%)

-/2

5(1.3%)

−/−

12(2.3%)

-/2

Citrobacter spp.

2(1.6%)

−/−

-

−/−

1(0.8%)

−/−

1(0.8%)

−/−

3(0.8%)

−/−

4(0.8%)

−/−

Enterococci

9(7.4%)

−/−

13(9.7%)

6/1

13(10.7%)

-/1

2(1.5%)

−/−

35(9.3%)

6/2

37(7.2%)

6/2

Staphylococci

5(4.1%)

−/−

7(5.2%)

−/−

13(10.7%)

1/-

8(6.0%)

−/−

25(6.6%)

1/-

33(6.4%)

1/-

Streptococci

2(1.6%)

−/−

2(1.5%)

−/−

1(0.8%)

−/−

-

−/−

5(1.3%)

−/−

5(1.0 %)

−/−

Others

1(0.8%)

−/−

9(6.7%)

−/−

-

−/−

-

−/−

10(2.6%)

−/−

10(2.0%)

−/−

Total

122(100%)

-/1

135(100%)

7/7

121(100%)

1/1

134(100%)

-/2

378(100%)

8/9

512(100%)

8/11

-/0.8%

 

5.2/5.2%

 

0.8/0.8%

 

-/1.5%

 

2.1/2.4%

1.6/2.1%

Isolates/patients

122/122

 

135/115

 

121/105

 

134/116

 

378/350

 

512/466

 

(1.0)

(1.17)

(1.15)

(1.16)

(1.08)

(1.1)

  1. *indol positive and negative strains.