Multicenter Comparative Study of Aztreonam and Gentamicin in the Treatment of Renal and Urinary Tract Infections
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by S. Karger AG in Chemotherapy
- Vol. 35 (1) , 77-80
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000238724
Abstract
A multicenter comparative study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of aztreonam and gentamicin in 186 patients with symptomatic renal or urinary tract infections. Patients were divided randomly into two groups: 94 patients received aztreonam 1 g/day intramuscularly and 92 patients received gentamicin 80 mg i.m. twice daily. The clinical and microbiologic results found a single daily dose of aztreonam to be more effective than gentamicin b.i.d. Furthermore, no evidence of side effects was seen with aztreonam. Such results are generally thought to ensure better compliance in outpatients.Keywords
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