Treatment of Bacteroides infection with clindamycin-2-phosphate

Eighteen patients with serious Bacteroides infections were treated with systemic clindamycin-2-phosphate. Sixteen patients recovered without complications while two patients died. Few side effects were noted. The infections treated included septic abortion, posthysterectomy infections, pelvic inflam...

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Published inCanadian Medical Association journal Vol. 111; no. 9; pp. 945 - 949
Main Authors Dickinson, P C, Saphyakhajon, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 02.11.1974
Subjects
Abortion, Septic - drug therapy
Abscess - drug therapy
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bacteroides Infections - drug therapy
Bacteroides Infections - mortality
Child
Child, Preschool
Clindamycin - administration & dosage
Clindamycin - adverse effects
Clindamycin - analogs & derivatives
Clindamycin - therapeutic use
Clinical Trials as Topic
Drug Evaluation
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Gentamicins - administration & dosage
Hearing Disorders - chemically induced
Humans
Infant
Intestinal Perforation - drug therapy
Male
Medical Practice
Middle Aged
Ontario
Organophosphorus Compounds - adverse effects
Organophosphorus Compounds - therapeutic use
Pancreatic Diseases - drug therapy
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - drug therapy
Peritonitis - drug therapy
Postoperative Complications - drug therapy
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Ontario
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Summary:Eighteen patients with serious Bacteroides infections were treated with systemic clindamycin-2-phosphate. Sixteen patients recovered without complications while two patients died. Few side effects were noted. The infections treated included septic abortion, posthysterectomy infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, perforation of the bowel, postoperative complications of abdominal surgery and pancreatic abscess. The clinical usefulness of this drug in treating Bacteroides infection is confirmed.
ISSN:0008-4409