Rifamide in acute cholecystitis and biliary surgery.

Abstract

Determination of the minimum inhibitory concentrations of rifamide necessary to inhibit organisms isolated from the biliary tract showed that the organisms were almost invariably sensitive to concentrations which are readily attainable in the biliary tract. Three cases of severe acute inflammation of the biliary tract were treated and this led to rapid clinical improvement. In 61 patients undergoing biliary surgery a random group was given rifamide 150 mg twice daily, beginning 24 hours before operation and continuing for three days afterwards. In the untreated group eight patients had infected bile at operation and five subsequently developed a wound infection. In the rifamide group three had infected bile at operation and only one developed a wound infection. A similar number of postoperative chest infections occurred in each group of patients. There is some evidence of reduction in length of hospital stay in the treated patients.

• Authors: P G Bevan, J D Williams
• Journal: British medical journal (Br Med J) Vol. 3 Issue 5769 Pg. 284-7 (Jul 31 1971) ISSN: 0007-1447 [Print] England
• PMID: 5557539 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Rifampin

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Aged
• Bile (microbiology)
• Cholangitis (drug therapy)
• Cholecystitis (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Cholelithiasis (surgery)
• Female
• Gallbladder (microbiology)
• Humans
• Length of Stay
• Male
• Microbial Sensitivity Tests
• Postoperative Complications
• Respiratory Tract Infections (etiology)
• Rifampin (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Surgical Wound Infection (drug therapy)