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KMID : 0378019890320080059
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New Medical Journal
1989 Volume.32 No. 8 p.59 ~ p.63
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A Study of Sulperazon in the Treatment of Bacterial Infections in the Neurosurgical Field
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Woo, Jung Hyun
Kim, Jae Hyoo/Rowe, Sung Man
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Abstract
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of Sulperazon in the treatment of bacterial infections in 30 neurosurgical patients. They included 13 patients with CNS infection (5 of meningitis, 3 of ventriculitis, 5 of abscess), 15 patients with postsurgical wound infection(4 of scalp infection, 3 of Cruchfield tong infection, 8 of tracheostomy infection) and 2 patients with sepsis. By the degree of severity of infections, Sulperazon was administered variably in daily dose (2 to 4gm, BID) and duration (1 to 6 weeks).
There were clinically positive responses in 83%(25/30) of the Patients; 14 of 15 postsurgical wound infections (93%0, 10 of 13 CNS infections (77%), and one of two sepsis. Most of organisms isolated from the patients´ culture were sensitive to Sulperazon therapy(77%).
No adverse clinical and laboratory reactions were reported during the study.
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