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. 2018 Dec 21;63(1):e02165-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02165-18

TABLE 1.

Included studies of single-dose aminoglycoside therapy for urinary tract infectiona

Reference Setting Population
UTI details
Aminoglycoside regimen (name [dose])c Efficacy (no. [%])
Safetyf
Age group Subject/sex distributionb No. (%) with urinary malformation Upper or Lower Initial or Recurrent Microbiologic cure Clinical cure Relapse Recurrenced Sustained microbiologic curee No. (%) of ADE No. of ADE type
Varese et al. (11) Inpatient Children 24 F/8 M 10 (31) NR Mixed Gentamicin (5 mg/kg) 31 (97) NR 2 (6) 6 (19) 25 (78) 0
Vigano et al. (12) Inpatient Children 25 F/5 M 12 (40) Lower Mixed Netilmicin (4.5 mg/kg) 29 (97) NR 2 (7) 4 (13) 25 (83) 0
Varese (13) Mixed Children 23 F/12 M 7 (20) NR NR Netilmicin (5 mg/kg) 35 (100) NR 1 (3) 5 (14) 30 (86) 0
Fairley et al. (14) Outpatient NR 35 F/2 M 16 (43) Mixed Recurrent Kanamycin (500 mg) 37 (89) NR 11 (30) 16 (43) NA 0
Bailey et al. (15) Outpatient Adults 22 F 0 Lower NR Netilmicin (150 mg) 22 (95) NR 0 0 NA 0
Rocca Rossetti (16) Outpatient Mixed 13,258 NR 0 Lower NR Amikacin (adults, 500 mg; children, 7.5 mg/kg) NR 10,983 (83) NR NR NA 60 (0.5) 7 NT, 53 VT
Caramalli et al. (17) Inpatient Adults 38 F/38 M NR NR Mixed Amikacin (15 mg/kg), netilmicin (5 mg/kg) 73 (96) 72 (95) NR 25 (33) 48 (63) 0
Principi et al. (18) Mixed Children 40 F/24 M 10 (16) Lower Mixed Netilmicin (5 mg/kg) 62 (97) NR NR 10 (16) 52 (81) 3 (5) 3 ISP
Prát et al. (19) Outpatient Adults 36 F/8 M 21 (48) NR Mixed Netilmicin (300 mg) 39 (89) NR NR 14 (32) NA 1 (2) 1 PAR
Grimwood et al. (20) Mixed Children 29 F/10 M 26 (67) Mixed Mixed Gentamicin (3 mg/kg) 34 (87) NR 5 (13) 7 (18) 27 (69) 0
Khan et al. (21) Outpatient Children 21 F 0 Lower Recurrent Gentamicin (5 mg/kg, maximum 300 mg) 21 (100) NR 0 9 (43) 12 (57) 0
Wallen et al. (22) Outpatient Children 26 F 0 Lower Initial Amikacin (7.5 mg/kg, maximum 240 mg) 24 (92) NR 4 (15) 6 (23) 18 (69) 0
Krzeska (23) Outpatient Children 92 F/28 M NR NR Mixed Amikacin (10 mg/kg) NR NR NR 12 (10)g NA 0
a

NR, not reported.

b

Numbers represent number of females (F) and males (M) or number of isolates.

c

All doses administered intramuscularly.

dRelapses plus reinfections.

eFor studies with minimum 30 days follow-up. NA, not applicable.

fADE, adverse drug event; NT, nephrotoxicity; VT, vestibular toxicity; ISP, injection site pain; PAR, paresthesia.

gWithin 3 years.