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[Clinical evaluation of cefotiam in adults urinary tract infections (author's transl)].
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Pathologie-biologie [Pathol Biol (Paris)] 1982 Jun; Vol. 30 (6), pp. 353-6. - Publication Year :
- 1982
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Abstract
- Cefotiam, a new broad-spectrum cephalosporin was used for the treatment of 30 cases of urinary-tract infections (UTI). Patients, 20 females, 10 males were between 23 and 76 years old. UTI were 17 cystitis, 9 pyelonephritis and 4 prostatitis. Bacteria isolated from urine were : 24 E. Coli, 3 Proteus mirabilis, 1 Providencia, 3 Klebsiella, 3 Enterobacter, 2 Serratia, 1 Staphylococcus coagulase--, DNAse--. MIC's of cefotiam ranged from 0.003 to 32 micrograms/ml (median MIC : 0.06 microgram/ml). Cefotiam was given intramuscularly in monotherapy, at the daily dosage of 1 and 2 g in two injections during 7 to 28 days. Followup of patients were at least 4 weeks after the end of treatment. Therapeutic results were : 15 cures and 2 failures by relapse in 17 cystitis, 6 cures and 3 failures by relapse in 9 pyelonephritis, 4 cures in 4 prostatitis. General tolerance was excellent in all cases. Intramusculary injections were well tolerated with a 2 p. cent lidocain solution. Biological tolerance and particularly renal tolerance was good in all patients.
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 0369-8114
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pathologie-biologie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6287388