Concept information
Preferred term
Nitrofurantoin
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Furadantin
- Furadoine
- Furadonine
- Furantoin
- Macrodantin
- Nitrofurantoin, Monohydrate
- Nitrofurantoin Sodium Salt
Scope note
- A urinary anti-infective agent effective against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Although sulfonamides and antibiotics are usually the agents of choice for urinary tract infections, nitrofurantoin is widely used for prophylaxis and long-term suppression.
In other languages
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Finnish
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Nitrofur-C
-
nitrofurantoinum
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Swedish
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Furadantin
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009582
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