title: [Use of a new oral antibiotic in surgery].
abstract: Results with pivampicillin, a new ampicillin with complete gastric absorption and capable of producing high tissue levels, in the prevention and treatment of postoperative infection in 31 cases are presented. The antibiotic was effective in 29 cases, 4 of which had a prior history of antibiotic intractability. Side-effects consisted of slight gastric disturbances, with suspension of treatment in 1 case only. No clinically significant changes in the laboratory data were noted.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010917:Pivampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D010917:Pivampicillin; D000667:Ampicillin
vernacular_title: Impiego in chirurgia d'un nuovo antibiotico orale