Efficacy of Rifaximin Compared with Ciprofloxacin for the Treatment of Acute Infectious Diarrhea: A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Studyopen access
- Authors
- Hong, Kyoung Sup; Kim, You Sun; Han, Dong Soo; Choi, Chang Hwan; Jang, Byung-Ik; Park, Young-Sook; Lee, Kang-Moon; Lee, Soo Teik; Kim, Hyun-Soo; Kim, Joo Sung
- Issue Date
- Sep-2010
- Publisher
- EDITORIAL OFFICE GUT & LIVER
- Keywords
- Acute infectious diarrhea; Rifaximin; Ciprofloxacin
- Citation
- GUT AND LIVER, v.4, no.3, pp.357 - 362
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
OTHER
- Journal Title
- GUT AND LIVER
- Volume
- 4
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 357
- End Page
- 362
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/174214
- DOI
- 10.5009/gnl.2010.4.3.357
- ISSN
- 1976-2283
- Abstract
- Background/Aims: Ciprofloxacin has been widely prescribed for acute infectious diarrhea. However, the resistance to this drug is increasing. Rifaximin is a novel but poorly absorbed rifamycin derivative. This study evaluated and compared the efficacies of rifaximin and ciprofloxacin for the treatment of acute infectious diarrhea. Methods: We performed a randomized controlled multicenter study in Korea. Patients with acute diarrhea were enrolled and randomized to receive rifaximin or ciprofloxacin for 3 days. The primary efficacy endpoint was the time to last unformed stool (TLUS). Secondary endpoints were enteric wellness (reduction of at least 50% in the number of unformed stools during 24-hour postenrollment intervals), general wellness (subjective feeling of improvement), and proportion of patients with treatment failure. Results: Intent-to-treat analysis (n=143) showed no significant difference between the rifaximin and ciprofloxacin groups in the mean TLUS (36.1 hours vs 43.6 hours, p=0.163), enteric wellness (49% vs 57%, p=0.428), general wellness (67% vs 78%, p=0.189), or treatment failure rate (9% vs 12%, p=0.841). The adverse events did not differ significantly between the two groups. Conclusions: These results suggest that rifaximin is as safe and effective as ciprofloxacin in the treatment of acute infectious diarrhea.
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