Urinary tract infection case study

EPEC = Enteropathogenic E. coli NA = not applicable UTI = urinary tract infections AST = aspartate amino transferase. Indicates studies that documented a substantial number of cases of bacterial diarrhea denotes studies with substantial isolation of bacterial enteropatho-gens. 1 Nonclassic enteric flora includes E. coli with the designation of enteropathogenic E. coli or other recognized diarrheogenic E. coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Entero- bacter, Pseudomonas and Enterococcus. ... 

Benefits Significant antirheumatic and antiaithritic actions have been demonstrated in several studies, some with large groups of participants. Diuretic properties have been reported in connection with prostate problems and in cases of lower urinary tract infections. 

Case study level 2 - Urinary tract infection (UTI)... 

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Since the basic problem in many such cases is probably crystalluria, it should be possible to treat it with rehydration, perhaps supplemented by brief interruption of therapy this has been the conclusion of a study in which the unwanted renal effects of indinavir were prominent (25). Of 74 individuals infected with HIV-1 and taking indinavir 2.4 g/day orally, 15 had indinavir-related urological adverse effects (19 episodes), most commonly dull flank pain and dysuria. Microhematuria occurred in 16 of the 19 episodes. Four patients had urinary tract distension on... 

Another option, the so-called full pharmacokinetic screen, is to sample at fixed times relative to dosing within a single dosing interval such as with a traditional Phase 1 study. For example, Preston et al. (1998) reported such a design in their PopPK analysis of levo-floxacin in 313 subjects with bacterial infections of the respiratory tract, skin, or urinary tract. Therein samples were collected at end of infusion, 2, 6.75, 7.75, and 9.25 h after the third intravenous dose. What made intensive sampling possible in this case was that these subjects were at the hospital already. In general, if the disease state requires hospitalization then intensive sample collection is less a problem than if the subject is treated in an out-patient manner. 

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