title: Amoxycillin-clavulanic acid combination in bronchopulmonary infection due to beta-lactamase-producing Branhamella catarrhalis. Preliminary report.
abstract: Since 1978 we have taken an interest in lower respiratory tract infections associated with Branhamella catarrhalis in Christchurch, New Zealand. In a preliminary trial, 20 patients with bronchopulmonary infection caused by beta-lactamase-producing B. catarrhalis were treated with a combination tablet of amoxycillin 500 mg and clavulanic acid 125 mg ('Augmentin') 3 times daily for 5 days. Sputum cultures were negative for B. catarrhalis within 3 days in all patients. Two of 7 patients whose sputum cultures were positive for this organism at a review 2 to 4 weeks later were successfully treated with a further course of amoxycillin/clavulanic acid.
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D002969:Clavulanic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D009346:Neisseriaceae / Q000201:enzymology*; D009520:New Zealand; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002969:Clavulanic Acids; D004338:Drug Combinations; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D000658:Amoxicillin; D001618:beta-Lactamases