[A randomized control study on the treatment of 123 cases of bacterial infections with cefteram and cefaclor].

Abstract

To evaluate the efficacy and the safety of cefteram in bacterial infections, a randomized control study of cefteram and cefaclor on the treatment of 123 patients with respiratory and urinary tract infections was carried out. The result showed that the effective and bacterial eradication rates were 92.1% and 91.4% for cefteram. 83.3% and 85.2% for cefalor. Adverse reactions were mainly gastrointestinal reactions, occurring in 4.6% of the cefteram group and 9.4% of the cefaclor group. Study of minimum inhibitory concentration displayed high antibacterial activity of cefteram for enterobacteriaceae and other Gram-negative organisms and its activity was higher than that of gentamyicin and ciprofloxacin for E. coli. It is concluded that cefteram was effective and safe in the treatment of respiratory and urinary tract infections.

• Authors: G Li, Y Zhang, J Wu
• Journal: Zhonghua nei ke za zhi (Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi) Vol. 34 Issue 11 Pg. 764-6 (Nov 1995) ISSN: 0578-1426 [Print] China
• PMID: 8731850 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Cephalosporins
• Cefaclor
• cefteram
• Cefmenoxime

Topics

• Bacterial Infections (drug therapy)
• Bronchitis (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Cefaclor (therapeutic use)
• Cefmenoxime (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Cephalosporins (therapeutic use)
• Cystitis (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Humans
• Tonsillitis (drug therapy, microbiology)