title: [Effectiveness and tolerance of cefixime in bacterial infections in the ENT area].
abstract: Clinical efficacy and tolerance of cefixime were investigated in an open, uncontrolled trial. 200 mg of cefixime were applied twice daily, duration of therapy was between eight and 14 days (mean value 10.1 days, standard deviation +/- 1.4 days). Ten male patients (mean age 42.7 years) and 19 female patients (mean age 34.4 years) were enrolled. Cure or improvement was observed in all 27 patients evaluable for efficacy of treatment. Bacteriological results based on 15 bacteriologically evaluable patients were: elimination of the initial pathogen 60%, persistence 40%. Unwanted side effects and their incidence among the 29 patients evaluable for tolerance were: diarrhoea eight patients (mild to moderate, limited to three to four days on average), nausea and vomiting one patient, discharge and pruritus one patient.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Theopold
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Benner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bauernfeind
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020682:Cefixime; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D020682:Cefixime; D002439:Cefotaxime
vernacular_title: Wirksamkeit und Verträglichkeit von Cefixim bei bakteriellen Infektionen im HNO-Bereich.