A prospective, randomized trial of 3 or 14 days of ciprofloxacin treatment for acute urinary tract infection in patients with spinal cord injury.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on August 13, 2004

Authors

Gordon Dow1, Pramila Rao, Godfrey Harding, Joanna Brunka, Jim Kennedy, Michelle Alfa, Lindsay E Nicolle

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Controlling Antimicrobial Use Through Reducing Unnecessary Treatment of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CARCUTI) | NCT02650518

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