Pill power: oral antibiotic could replace IV for tough UTIs
NCT ID NCT06059846
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an oral antibiotic (tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide) against a standard IV antibiotic in 1,690 hospitalized adults with complicated urinary tract infections or kidney infections. The goal was to see if the oral pill works as well as the IV treatment in curing the infection and clearing bacteria. Results could offer a more convenient, needle-free option for patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
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Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Córdoba, Argentina
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La Plata, Argentina
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Mendoza, Argentina
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San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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Villa Regina, Argentina
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Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Barueri, Brazil
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Campinas, Brazil
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Curitiba, Brazil
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Porto Alegre, Brazil
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São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
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Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
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Dobrich, Bulgaria
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Gabrovo, Bulgaria
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Pleven, Bulgaria
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Sliven, Bulgaria
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Varna, Bulgaria
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Čakovec, Croatia
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Slavonski Brod, Croatia
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Split, Croatia
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Zagreb, Croatia
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Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
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Pärnu, Estonia
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Tallinn, Estonia
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Tartu, 50406, Estonia
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Võru, Estonia
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Alexandroupoli, Greece
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Athens, Greece
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Ioannina, Greece
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Pátrai, Greece
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Thessaloniki, Greece
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Budapest, Hungary
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Eger, Hungary
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Kistarcsa, Hungary
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Nyíregyháza, Hungary
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Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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Bangalore, India
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Jaipur, India
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Lucknow, India
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Varanasi, India
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Daugavpils, Latvia
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Liepāja, Latvia
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Riga, Latvia
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Valmiera, Latvia
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Chisinau, Moldova
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Krakow, Poland
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Lodz, Poland
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Warsaw, Poland
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Łęczna, Poland
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Brasov, Romania
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Iași, Romania
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Oradea, Romania
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Timișoara, Romania
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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Galanta, Slovakia
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Lučenec, Slovakia
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Malacky, Slovakia
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Poprad, Slovakia
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Tongaat, South Africa
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Umhlanga, South Africa
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Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Diyarbakır, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Miami, Florida, 33144, United States
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Lom, Bulgaria
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Rousse, Bulgaria
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Shumen, Bulgaria
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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Tbilisi, Georgia
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Bucharest, Romania
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Craiova, Romania
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Belgrade, Serbia
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Kragujevac, Serbia
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Niš, Serbia
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Novi Sad, Serbia
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Benoni, South Africa
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Durban, South Africa
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