COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF FOSFOMYCIN AND NITROFURANTOIN THERAPY IN URINARY TRACT INFECTION DURING PREGNANCY.

Abstract

Background: Urinary tract infections in pregnancy can be complications if the microbes causing it are proven to be resistant to standard use antibiotics. Routinely a multi-dose regimen of nitrofurantoin is used as a management protocol, however recent literatures have highlighted the relative efficacy of Fosfomycin in successful treatment. The present study was done to comparatively assess the efficacy of single dose Fosfomycin and standard dose nitrofurantoin in UTI among pregnant females, Methodology: Study employed a pool of 60 subjects divided equally in two groups. The groups were provided either with Fosfomycin or nitrofurantoin. Observations: Fosfomycin showed a lower rate of side effects and microbial resistance as compared to nitrofurantoin. The clinical and laboratory analysis revealed a statistically significant superiority of Fosfomycin in the selected study sample. Conclusion: Fosfomycin showed a better outcome compared to nitrofurantoin in the selected study sample.

Keywords: Fosfomycin, Nitrofurantoin, Pregnancy, UTI