RESUMO

A comparison of the in vitro sensitivity (disc method) of Furadantin and Nalidixic Acid on proven urinary pathogens has been presented. The latter was introduced at the University Hospital of the West Indies in 1967, on a trial basis. It was found to be more effective, than the former, except aganist E. coli which was equally sensitive to both drugs. The former, in use at the above Hospital since 1962, was found to be just as effective in 1967 except against Proteus sp. This organism became markedly more resistant over the 5-year period (AU)

Assuntos

Humanos , Bactérias/efeitos dos fármacos , Ácido Nalidíxico/farmacocinética , Nitrofurantoína/farmacocinética , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Infecções Urinárias/tratamento farmacológico , Jamaica