title: The efficacy, safety and tolerance of ceftazidime for the treatment of bacterial infections in the elderly.
abstract: An open multicentre trial to study the efficacy and safety of ceftazidime in elderly patients has been conducted in four geriatric units on 135 subjects suffering from urinary-tract or respiratory-tract infections. Sixty-two patients were cured (45.9%), and 60 improved (44.4%). Of the evaluable cases bacteriological eradication was achieved in 91.3%. No adverse events were recorded.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Geriatric Department, Hospital of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vozza
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zerman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bertoni
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Cattini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tosto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panebianco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benedetti
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D002442:Ceftazidime