title: Efficacy and tolerability of cefetamet pivoxil in diabetic patients with urinary tract infections: a case-control study.
abstract: Cefetamet pivoxil, an oral third generation cephalosporin, was evaluated in 218 hospitalized patients with complicated urinary tract infections. Among these patients, 28 (13.1%) were suffering from concomitant diabetes: 25 of these patients were matched with 25 non-diabetic patients and for each pair, the age +/- 2 years, sex, complicating factors, etc. had to be identical. All patients received 2000 mg cefetamet pivoxil daily for 10 days. The predominant pathogen was E. coli; 18 in the diabetic group, 15 among non-diabetics. Comparison of the therapeutic results showed that the bacteriological eradication rate was similar in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, 92% and 87.5%, respectively. There was a similar improvement in pyuria, and therapeutic response was equal in diabetic patients as in non-diabetic patients. No unwanted effects on renal function were observed in the high-risk diabetic group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sourander
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kissling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002434:Cefadroxil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015296:Ceftizoxime / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D002434:Cefadroxil; D003404:Creatinine; D015296:Ceftizoxime; C047445:cefetamet pivoxyl