CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH CEFEPIME IN COMPLICATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION
Twenty patients with complicated urinary tract infection were given cefepime at a daily dose of 2.0g by intravenous drip infusion for five days, and the following results were obtained. Clinical results were excellent in 6 cases, moderate in 10 and poor in 4. The overall clinical efficacy rate was 8...
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Published in | CHEMOTHERAPY Vol. 39; no. Supplement2; pp. 227 - 231 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Japanese |
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Japanese Society of Chemotherapy
28.06.1991
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Summary: | Twenty patients with complicated urinary tract infection were given cefepime at a daily dose of 2.0g by intravenous drip infusion for five days, and the following results were obtained. Clinical results were excellent in 6 cases, moderate in 10 and poor in 4. The overall clinical efficacy rate was 80%. As to the bacteriological response, 38 strains were eliminated while 4 persisted out of 42. Nine new organisms appeared after treatment. During treatment the only side effect observed was a slight increase in GOT in one case out of total of 20 patients. |
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ISSN: | 0009-3165 1884-5894 |
DOI: | 10.11250/chemotherapy1953.39.Supplement2_227 |