Results of treatment with sodium sulbenicillin in thirty elderly patients with acute bronchopulmonary infection.
Thirty elderly patients with acute bronchopulmonary infections were treated with intravenous sodium sulbenicillin for up to 20 days at a dose of 4-6 g/day. Clinical results were excellent in 19 cases and good in 10 cases. In one case treatment had to be discontinued due to a dermal side-effect. It is concluded that sulbenicillin is a useful therapy for acute bronchopulmonary infections in the elderly.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013408:Sulbenicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013408:Sulbenicillin; D010400:Penicillin G