Cefetamet pivoxil in paediatric patients suffering from lower respiratory tract infections

A prospective, randomized comparative trial was carried out in 31 children suffering from lower respiratory tract infections, mainly bronchopneumonia or pneumonia. Twenty-one children received oral cefetamet pivoxil in a dose of 20 mg/kg/day (10 children) or 40 mg/kg/day (11 children), and 10 childr...

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Publié dans:Interim guidelines for the control of infections with Vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC). Subcommittee of the PHLS Working Group on Vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC). - 1995. - 5(1989), 6 vom: 22., Seite 423-8
Auteur principal: Gatzola-Karaveli, M (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Vogiatzis, N, Rousso, I, Sklavuno-Tsurutsoglu, S, Germano, G, Kissling, M
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 1989
Accès à la collection:Interim guidelines for the control of infections with Vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC). Subcommittee of the PHLS Working Group on Vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC)
Sujets:Clinical Trial Comparative Study Journal Article Randomized Controlled Trial Ceftizoxime C43C467DPE cefetamet pivoxyl F6XA85N260
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Résumé:A prospective, randomized comparative trial was carried out in 31 children suffering from lower respiratory tract infections, mainly bronchopneumonia or pneumonia. Twenty-one children received oral cefetamet pivoxil in a dose of 20 mg/kg/day (10 children) or 40 mg/kg/day (11 children), and 10 children 30 mg cefaclor/kg/day for 7 days. Clinical signs and symptoms, i.e. fever, dyspnoea, altered breath sounds and cough, subsided during treatment with both cefetamet pivoxil treatment doses in all patients. All X-ray findings and blood leucocytosis normalized, while 1 out of the 10 children to whom 30 mg cefaclor/kg/day was administered deteriorated from bronchopneumonia to pneumonitis during treatment. Treatment was stopped due to vomiting in 1 patient receiving the 40 mg cefetamet pivoxil/kg/day dose
Description:Date Completed 23.01.1990
Date Revised 23.11.2016
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE