title: Clinical experience with ciprofloxacin: analysis of a multicenter study.
abstract: In a multicenter study of 36 patients treated with ciprofloxacin (mean daily dosage, 986 mg per day; mean duration of treatment, 10.8 days) for a variety of infections, 32 were microbiologically proven. Of these, bacteriologic cure and/or improvement resulted in 100% of cases. For all 36 infections clinical cure and/or improvement resulted in 97.1% of cases. A total of 13 infections were classified as chronic. Overall there were six adverse reactions reported in 4/36 (11.1%) patients. Five were considered related definitely to ciprofloxacin therapy, one was not. Therapy with ciprofloxacin was discontinued in two patients (5.5%). Two patients elected to continue ciprofloxacin therapy despite mild side effects.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Fielder
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: O'Neal
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin