[A clinical evaluation of clarithromycin in the treatment of pediatric infections]

• Abstract: Clarithromycin (TE-031, A-56268) granules were used to treat various infections in the pediatric field and the results obtained are summarized as follows. 1. TE-031 was administered to a total of 10 patients (5 cases of enteritis, 4 cases of bronchitis and 1 case of tonsillitis). Clinical efficacies were excellent in 6 patients and good in 4 with an efficacy rate of 100%. 2. Neither side effects nor abnormal laboratory test values were observed. There was no rejection of drug disturbing the therapy.
• Authors: S Furukawa, T Okada (Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kagawa Children's Hospital, National Sanatorium.)
• Journal: The Japanese journal of antibiotics (Jpn J Antibiot) Vol. 42 Issue 2 Pg. 420-2 (Feb 1989) ISSN: 0368-2781 [Print] JAPAN
• PMID: 2526255 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article, Multicenter Study)

Chemical References

• Erythromycin
• Clarithromycin

Topics

• Age Factors
• Bacteria (drug effects, isolation & purification)
• Bronchitis (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Clarithromycin
• Drug Evaluation
• Drug Resistance, Microbial
• Enteritis (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Erythromycin (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Multicenter Studies as Topic
• Tonsillitis (drug therapy, microbiology)