title: Efficacy and safety of aztreonam in the treatment of serious gram-negative bacterial infections.
abstract: Aztreonam was used in the initial treatment of infection of the urinary tract (23 cases), respiratory tract (17 cases), skin and soft tissue (12 cases), abdominal cavity (three cases), endocarditis (two cases), septicemia (eight cases), and osteomyelitis (two cases). In 26 of 60 evaluable infectious episodes, aztreonam was used alone. Clinical cure was observed in 35 of 60, improvement in 24 of 60, and failure in one of 60 cases. Ten patients developed subsequent superinfection. Aztreonam was well tolerated, although one case of exfoliative dermatitis and one of pseudomembranous colitis occurred. However, these cases were complicated by proximal administration of other antibiotics.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001398:Aztreonam / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D001398:Aztreonam