Our results revealed that patients receiving continuous antibiotic prophylaxis had normal gut microbiota diversity, indicating that the effect of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole on gut microbiota was insignificant. Furthermore, prophylaxis with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole might selectively suppress the growth of bacteria belonging to the order Enterobacteriales, such as Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species, which are the main causative bacteria of febrile urinary tract infections.
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