urinary tarct infection, acute pyelonephritis, urosepsis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Competent patient aged 18 years or above; 2. One or more symptom(s) suggestive of urinary tract infection (dysuria, frequency or urgency*; perineal or suprapubic pain; costo-vertebral tenderness or flank pain); 3. Fever(ear or rectal temp of 38.2 oC or higher, or axillary temp of 38 oC or higher), or history of feeling feverish with shivering or rigors in the past 24 hours; 4. Positive urine nitrate test and/or leucocyturia as depicted by positive leukocyte esterase test or microscopy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Known allergy to fluoroquinolones; 2. Female patients who are pregnant or lactating; 3. Patients with known polycystic kidney disease; 4. Patients on permanent renal replacement therapy (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis); 5. Patients with history of kidney transplantation; 6. Residence outside country of enrolment; 7. Inability to speak or read Dutch; 8. Isolation of causal ciprofloxacin resistant uropahtogen; 9. Presence of renal abcess, chronic bacterial prostatitis or metastatic infectiuous foci.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The clinical cure rate through the 10- to 18-day posttherapy visit. Clinical cure is defined as the resolution of fever and signs and symptoms of UTI. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This includes microbiological cure rate 10- to 18-day posttherapy, 30- and 90- day overall mortality rate, clinical cure rate 70- to 84- day posttherapy, time to resolution of symptoms, relapse rate of UTI, adverse events or complications, rate of pelvic floor dysfunction as assessed by a standardize questionaire and the occurrence of Clostridium difficile disease. | — |
Contacts
PO Box 9600