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. 2017 Dec 15;114(50):866–873. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0866

Table 2. Recommended empirical short-term antibiotic treatment of uncomplicated pyelonephritis in women in the premenopause (standard group) (listing in alphabetic order).

Substance Daily dose Duration Eradication rate in sensitive pathogens Sensitivity Collateral
damage
Safety/adverse drug
reactions (ADR)
Oral treatment in mild to moderate disease
Ciprofloxacin*1 500–750 mg 2 × daily 7–10 days +++ ++ + ++
Levofloxacin 750 mg 1 × daily 5 days +++ ++ + ++
Cefpodoxime-proxetil 200 mg 2 × daily 10 days +++ ++ + +++
Ceftibuten*2 400 mg 1 × daily 10 days +++ ++ + +++
Initial parenteral treatment in severe disease
Following improvement, in the presence of pathogen sensitivity oral sequential treatment with one of the above-mentioned oral agents can be initiated. The total duration of treatment is 1–2 weeks; therefore, no duration of treatment is given for the parenteral antibiotics.
First-choice drugs
Ciprofloxacin 400 mg (2)–3 × daily +++ ++ + ++
Levofloxacin 750 mg 1 × daily +++ ++ + ++
Ceftriaxone*1, *3 (1)–2 g 1 × daily +++ ++ + +++
Cefotaxime*4 2 g 3 × daily +++ ++ + +++
Second-choice drugs
Amoxicillin/ clavulanic acid*4, *5 2.2 g 3 × daily ++ + +++ +++
Amikacin 15 mg/kg 1 × daily ++ ++ ++ +(+)
Gentamicin 5 mg/kg 1 × daily ++ ++ ++ +(+)
Cefepime*1, *3 (1)–2 g 2 × daily +++ ++ + +++
Ceftazidime*4 (1)–2 g 3 × daily +++ ++ + +++
Ceftazidime/avibactam 2.5 g 3 × daily +++ +++ ++ +++
Ceftolozane/tazobactam 1.5 g 3 × daily +++ +++ ++ +++
Piperacillin/ tazobactam*1, *3 4.5 g 3 × daily +++ +++ ++ +++
Ertapenem*3, *6 1 g 1 × daily +++ +++ ++ +++
Imipenem/cilastatin*1, *3, *6 1 g/1g 3 × daily +++ +++ ++ +++
Meropenem*3, *6, *7 1 g 3 × daily +++ +++ ++ +++

*1 Low dosage investigated, high dosage recommended by experts; *2 no longer on sale in Germany; *3 same protocol for acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis and complicated urinary tract infection (stratification not always possible); *4 not investigated as sole substance in acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis; *5 principally for Gram-positive pathogens;

*6 only in extended-spectrum betalactamase resistance >10%; *7 only high dosages investigated; symbols as explained in Table 1