CLINICAL INVESTIGATION WITH TICARCILLIN IN SKIN INFECTION

Ticarcillin (TIPC) was administered to 14 cases of skin infections including mostly secondary infection of burned ulcer, and the following results were obtained. 1. Among 12 cases of secondary infection of burned ulcer, efficacy was good in 6 cases, fair in 5 cases, and none in 1 case, efficacy rate...

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Published inCHEMOTHERAPY Vol. 25; no. 9; pp. 2714 - 2718
Main Authors OMORI, SEIICHI, WAKAI, JUN, NAKANISHI, HIDEKI, TAMADA, TSUGUCHIKA
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japanese Society of Chemotherapy 1977
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Summary:Ticarcillin (TIPC) was administered to 14 cases of skin infections including mostly secondary infection of burned ulcer, and the following results were obtained. 1. Among 12 cases of secondary infection of burned ulcer, efficacy was good in 6 cases, fair in 5 cases, and none in 1 case, efficacy rate being 50%. As a whole, efficacy was noticed in 7 cases out of 14 cases, and efficacy rate was 50%. 2. Among 7 cases of single or mixed infection due to Ps. aeruginosa, efficacy was good in 2 cases, while6 cases of infection due to Staph. aureus exhibited good efficacy in 4 cases. 3. No abnomality was observed in any case on subjective side effects and laboratory test values. 4. In conclusion, TIPC exhibits a certain effect in the treatment of secondary infection of burned ulcer, and yet a combination use would be recommended with local administration of antibiotic.
ISSN:0009-3165
1884-5894
DOI:10.11250/chemotherapy1953.25.9_2714