|
KMID : 0371619940100010075
|
|
Journal of Wonkwang Medical Science
1994 Volume.10 No. 1 p.75 ~ p.82
|
|
|
Clinical Study for efficacies of Cefixime(Suprax(r)) in the Pediatric Infectious Disease
|
|
Jeong Soo-Mi
Oh Man-Taeg
Choi Jae-Gag
Kim Jong-Duk
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
The effect of cefixime was evaluated clinically from March 1 to April 30, 1994. The drug was administered orally to the 30 pediatric patients of acute pharyngo-tonsillitis, pneumonia and urinary tract infections. We compared the result with the other 30 pediatric patients of same diseases whom were administered intrave-nousely augmentin and gentamycin or augmentin and cefotaxime.The results are as follows : 1. The clinical improvements of the cefixime administered group is similar to the control group. 2. The abnormal laboratory findings, such as leukocytosis and elevated ESR and pneumonic infiltrations on chest x-ray were normalized in both groups. 3. Clinically observed cure rate of acute pharyngotonsillitis was 100%, pneumonia 84.6%, UTI 100% respectively on cefixime administered group.4. The adverse drug reaction was noticed on cefixime administered group as follows; diarrhea were two cases and vomiting one case.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|