[Single-dose administration in the treatment with penicillin G (PG) and metronidazole (Me) in primary pulmonary abscesses (a preliminary study)].

Abstract

The anaerobic bacteria play the main role in the etiology of the lung abscesses (Finegold, 1989). From this reason, the administration of the association PG and Me (endovenously or per os) gives a high healing rate in our country; 90.5%. The objective of this work was to study the influence of the drug-administration rhythm on the therapeutical results. The drugs were given once daily, several times daily, or in a combination of those 2 modalities. A lot of 38 patients hospitalized between 1.01.94-31.12.95 in the Institute of Pneumophthisiology, was divided in 3 groups: U (11 cases--28.9%), treated with PG: 5-10 mill and Me: 1.5-2 g in one endovenous perfusion, daily: M (18 cases--47.3%), treated with PG: 5-10 mill, one endovenous perfusion daily and Me: 1.5-2 g, 2-4 times daily: F (9 cases--23.8%), treated with both PG: 5-10 mill and Me: 1.5-2 g, 2-4 times daily. Cases with lung abscess and advanced neoplasia, hepato-renal or cardio-pulmonary insufficiencies, were excluded. The hospitalization period was 15-77 days, with an average of 38.3 +/- 26. The proportion of the therapeutical successes, estimated as the disparition of the clinical suppurative symptomatology and the reduction > or = 90% of the lesions and cavity surfaces on the chest X-ray, was for the group U: 90.9% (10 from 11 cases), for M: 94.4% (17 from 18 cases) and for F: 88.9% (8 from 9 cases), the difference being statistical non-significant.

• Authors: D Chiotan, N Constantinovici, O Bercea
• Journal: Pneumoftiziologia : revista Societatii Romane de Pneumoftiziologie (Pneumoftiziologia) 1997 Jan-Mar Vol. 46 Issue 1 Pg. 29-34 ISSN: 1223-3056 [Print] Romania
• Vernacular Title: Administrarea în priză unică a tratamentului cu penicilină G (PG) şi metronidazol (Me) în abcesele pulmonare primitive (studiu preliminar).
• PMID: 9289233 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Penicillins
• Metronidazole
• Penicillin G

Topics

• Administration, Oral
• Adult
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage)
• Bacteria, Anaerobic
• Drug Evaluation
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Female
• Humans
• Injections, Intravenous
• Lung Abscess (drug therapy)
• Male
• Metronidazole (administration & dosage)
• Middle Aged
• Penicillin G (administration & dosage)
• Penicillins (administration & dosage)
• Time Factors