Cefdinir Versus Cephalexin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
Cefdinir was independently associated with treatment failure with nearly twice as high of failure rate compared with cephalexin for the treatment of outpatient uUTI. Patients who failed treatment with cefdinir were more likely to demonstrate cephalosporin resistance on subsequent urine culture.
Authors
- Lisa E. Dumkow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1416-357X)
- Andrew Jameson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0017-6906)
- Kristen Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4105-1811)
- Destiny M Hughson
- Tyler M. Mitzner
Institutions
- Grand Rapids Community College (US)
- Trinity Health (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf501
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71