Mecillinam and ampicillin separately or combined in gram-negative septicemia
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 8 (1) , 37-40
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01677397
Abstract
Of 20 patients with gram-negative septicemia treated with mecillinam alone or in combination with ampicillin, successful therapeutic results were obtained in 16. In 11 patients treated with ampicillin alone, three failures responded successfully to a combination of mecillinam and ampicillin. Mecillinam MIC values of isolatedEnterobacteriaceae were 0.05–0.4 µg/ml. In patients receiving 5 mg/kg mecillinam intravenously every six hours, the mean 0.5 hour concentration was 11.0 µg/ml and in those given 10 mg/kg 23.3 µg/ml. No serious side effects were recorded. One patient on mecillinam developed an exanthema, as did three patients on combined therapy. Bei 20 Patienten mit gramnegative Sepsis, die mit Mecillinam allein oder in Kombination mit Ampicillin behandelt wurden, war das Therapieergebnis in 16 Fällen erfolgreich. Bei 11 mit Ampicillin allein behandelten Patienten waren drei Therapieversager, die anschließend auf eine Kombination von Mecillinam und Ampicillin ansprachen. Die Mecillinam-MHK-Werte isolierterEnterobacteriaceae betrugen 0,05–0,4 µg/ml. Bei Patienten, die 5 mg/kg Mecillinam intravenös alle sechs Stunden erhielten, betrug die mittlere 0,5 h Konzentration 11,0 µg/ml und bei denen, die 10 mg/kg erhielten, 23,3 µg/ml. Ernsthafte Nebenwirkungen wurden nicht beobachtet. Ein Patient entwickelte unter Mecillinam-Therapie ein Exanthem, ebenso drei Patienten, die die Kombinationstherapie erhielten.Keywords
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