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Nitrofurantoin

Known as: Nitrofurantoin [Chemical/Ingredient], nitrofurantoina, nitrofurantoine 
A synthetic derivative of imidazolidinedione, Nitrofurantoin inhibits bacterial DNA, RNA, and cell wall protein synthesis. Activated by bacterial… 
National Institutes of Health

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4-hydroxynitrofurantoinFuradantinFuradoineFuradonine
Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial InfectionsDrug AllergyGram-Negative Bacterial Infections

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Hydantoin derivative anticonvulsant

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2010
2010
Buruli Ulcer Lesions in HIV-Positive Patient
To the Editor: Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) is a neglected and emerging tropical disease (1). It often leads to… 
1982
1982
Glandular fever-like syndrome, pulmonary eosinophilia and asthma associated with carbamazepine
An 8-year-old boy is described who developed hypersensitivity to carbamazepine manifested by fever, rash, lymphadenopathy… 
1977
1977
Mutagenicity for Salmonella typhimurium of urine obtained from humans receiving nitrofurantoin.
Urine samples from 12 humans receiving oral therapeutic doses of nitrofurantoin were mutagenic for Salmonella typhimurium strain… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Second-site mutations in capR (lon) strains of Escherichia coli K-12 that prevent radiation sensitivity and allow bacteriophage lambda to lysogenize
capR (lon) mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 are mucoid and sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) and X-ray radiation as well as to… 
1974
1974
Crystalline and macrocrystalline nitrofurantoin in the treatment of urinary-tract infection.
SINCE the first reports1 of the successful use of nitrofurantoin in the treatment of urinary infection, this drug has been widely… 
Review
1969
Review
1969
Pleuropneumonic reactions to nitrofurantoin.
Abstract Approximately 200 cases of pulmonary sensitivity reaction to nitrofurantoin have been reported since 1959. The acute… 
1966
1966
The localisation of cephaloridine and nitrofurantoin in the kidney.
(1) The intra-renal localisation of labelled antibacterial drugs was studied using an autoradiographic technique designed for the… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
A new method for the determination of nitrofurantoin in urine.
Nitrofurantoin is presently used as an antibacterial agent for the urinary tract of both man and animals. A new, quantitative… 
1965
1965
Pulmonary reactions simulating cardiac pulmonary edema caused by nitrofurantoin.
PULMONARY edema is usually the result of heart disease. When it occurs in patients with established or suspected heart disease… 
1964
1964
PLEUROPULMONARY REACTION TO NITROFURANTOIN.
  • B. R. Robinson
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1964
  • Corpus ID: 5685247
NITROFURANTOIN is frequently used for short and long term treatment of urinary tract infections. As with many drugs, various… 
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