Comparative clinical evaluation of mezlocillin and cefoxitin
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- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Vol. 9 (suppl A) , 199-203
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/9.suppl_a.199
Abstract
The efficacy and toxicity of cefoxitin and mezlocillin were compared in a clinical study. In 41 patients treated with cefoxitin and 39 treated with mezlocillin, the clinical response was favourable in 89.5% and 94.1% respectively. Both antibiotics were effective in the treatment of septicaemia, pulmonary infection, urinary tract infection, intra-abdominal and pelvic infections, and skin and soft-tissue infections. They were equally effective in the treatment of infections caused by anaerobic organisms. No major haematologic, hepatic, or renal toxicity was encountered in patients treated with either drug.Keywords
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