Current medical research and opinion
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
A trial of levofloxacin 750 mg once daily for 5 days versus ciprofloxacin 400 mg and/or 500 mg twice daily for 10 days in the treatment of acute pyelonephritis.
A double-blind, noninferiority trial was conducted to establish the safety and efficacy of a once-daily, 5-day course of levofloxacin 750 mg compared to a twice-daily, 10-day course of ciprofloxacin in complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI) and acute pyelonephritis (AP). This report focuses on subjects with AP. ⋯ High-dose, short-course therapy with levofloxacin in subjects with AP is at least as effective as standard 10-day therapy with ciprofloxacin.