Ciprofloxacin for soft tissue infections

Twenty-one patients with cellulitis or other bacterial soft-tissue infections were treated with oral ciprofloxacin. One patient developed nausea and vomiting and was withdrawn from the study, but 19 of the other 20 were clinically cured or improved. Only nine of the original 18 bacterial isolates we...

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Published inJournal of antimicrobial chemotherapy Vol. 18 Suppl D; p. 159
Main Authors Wood, M J, Logan, M N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1986
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Cellulitis - drug therapy
Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Skin Diseases, Infectious - drug therapy
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Summary:Twenty-one patients with cellulitis or other bacterial soft-tissue infections were treated with oral ciprofloxacin. One patient developed nausea and vomiting and was withdrawn from the study, but 19 of the other 20 were clinically cured or improved. Only nine of the original 18 bacterial isolates were completely eradicated, however, the majority of the failures being staphylococci or streptococci. There was no evidence from disc sensitivity testing of resistance developing during treatment. No serious toxicity was seen.
ISSN:0305-7453
DOI:10.1093/jac/18.Supplement_D.159