title: [Significance of ofloxacin for the treatment of infection-exacerbated chronic obstructive lung disease].
abstract: The success achieved with treatment employing 2 X 200 mg oral ofloxacin administered over a period of 10 in 28 patients with COLD exacerbated by infection and requiring inpatient treatment, was comparable with that observed in 29 patients receiving treatment with established antibiotics. In elderly patients, high plasma levels of ofloxacin and frequent states of confusion were observed.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Innere Medizin und Dermatologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stapel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Freymann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ruge
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003221:Confusion / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D015242:Ofloxacin
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung von Ofloxacin für die Behandlung der infektexacerbierten COLD.