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Trial reportBMC infectious diseases2016

Outcomes of high-dose levofloxacin therapy remain bound to the levofloxacin minimum inhibitory concentration in complicated urinary tract infections.

Eliana S Armstrong, Janelle A Mikulca, Daniel J Cloutier, Caleb A Bliss, Judith N Steenbergen

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC infectious diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01345929 phase3completednot on this map

A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Phase 3 Study to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous CXA-201 and Intravenous Levofloxacin in Complicated Urinary Tract Infection, Including Pyelonephritis

TypeinterventionalSponsorCubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)Ran2011 to 2013Enrolled558ConditionsComplicated Urinary Tract Infection, PyelonephritisArmsCXA-201, Levofloxacin
NCT01345955 no registry record found
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Evaluating outcomes associated with revised fluoroquinolone breakpoints for Enterobacterales urinary tract infections: A retrospective cohort study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2022
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  3. Eight-Year Surveillance of UropathogenicInfection and drug resistance · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Eliana S ArmstrongMerck & Co., Inc., 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA. eliana.s.armstrong@gmail.com.
Janelle A MikulcaMerck & Co., Inc., 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.
Daniel J CloutierMerck & Co., Inc., 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA. danieljcloutier44@gmail.com.
Caleb A BlissMerck & Co., Inc., 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.
Judith N SteenbergenMerck & Co., Inc., 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFluoroquinolones are a guideline-recommended therapy for complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis. Elevated drug concentrations of fluoroquinolones in the urine and therapy with high-dose levofloxacin are believed to overcome resistance and effectively treat infections caused by resistant bacteria. The ASPECT-cUTI phase 3 clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01345929 and NCT01345955 , both registered April 28, 2011) provided an opportunity to test this hypothesis by examining the clinical and microbiological outcomes of high-dose levofloxacin treatment by levofloxacin minimum inhibitory concentration.

methodsPatients were randomly assigned 1:1 to ceftolozane/tazobactam (1.5 g intravenous every 8 h) or levofloxacin (750 mg intravenous once daily) for 7 days of therapy. The ASPECT-cUTI study provided data on 370 patients with at least one isolate of Enterobacteriaceae at baseline who were treated with levofloxacin. Outcomes were assessed at the test-of-cure (5-9 days after treatment) and late follow-up (21-42 days after treatment) visits in the microbiologically evaluable population (N = 327).

resultsTest-of-cure clinical cure rates above 90% were observed at minimum inhibitory concentrations ≤4 μg/mL. Microbiological eradication rates were consistently >90% at levofloxacin minimum inhibitory concentrations ≤0.06 μg/mL. Lack of eradication of causative pathogens at the test-of-cure visit increased the likelihood of relapse by the late follow-up visit.

conclusionsResults from this study do not support levofloxacin therapy for complicated urinary tract infections caused by organisms with levofloxacin minimum inhibitory concentrations ≥4 μg/mL.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01345929 and NCT01345955.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Infective Agents, UrinaryCephalosporinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjections, IntravenousLevofloxacinMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Infective Agents, Urinaryceftolozane, tazobactam drug combinationCephalosporinsLevofloxacinPenicillanic AcidTazobactamCeftolozane/tazobactamcUTIFluoroquinolonesLevofloxacinResistance

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PMID27887579
PMCPMC5124239

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