title: [Clinical and bacteriological evaluation of sisomicin in sixteen cases of severe bronchopulmonary infection (author's transl)].
abstract: Sisomicin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic, was used as sole bactericidal therapy in sixteen cases of severe bronchopulmonary infection for an average of 11,5 days (range 7 to 14) with a dose of 3,5 mg/kg per day in three intramuscular injections. Fifteen of these hospitalized patients presented with chronic airway obstruction which resulted in lowered O2 saturation (SaO2 congruent to 86,1%, range 74 to 93) and, in twelve patients, hypercapnia (PaCO2 = 55,7 torr, range 33--73). Two of these patients were under continuous assisted ventilation. Two patients had a lower lobe infiltrate and a lung abscess respectively. Proteus (n = 3), Pseudomonas (n = 9), K. pneumoniae (n = 2), E. Coli (n = 1), Enterobacter (n = 1), S. aureus (n = 1) and D. pneumoniae (n = 1) were the dominant organisms in the bronchial secretions isolated by Mulder's method; P. aeruginosa was associated with K. pneumoniae, P. rettgeri and E. coli respectively in three cases. In thirteen cases, either a clinical cure (n = 2) or a definite improvement was observed (sputum volume and purulence, auscultatory signs, temperature). However, among these patients were three cases of superinfection/colonization and two cases of persistent organisms. In addition, in two of the three cases showing no improvement colonization occured. The favorable results of this study appear to be due to vigorous antibiotic therapy combined with intensive adjunct therapy. No adverse local or systemic reactions clearly attributable to the drug were observed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012853:Sisomicin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D012853:Sisomicin
vernacular_title: Evaluation clinique et bactériologique de la sisomicine dans seize cas d'infections broncho-pulmonaires sévères.