title: Moxalactam treatment of anaerobic infections in cancer patients.
abstract: Of 30 patients with predominantly anaerobic localized infections superimposed on chronic tissue damage related to trauma, ischemia, or tumor, 22 (73%) responded satisfactorily to moxalactam therapy. Moxalactam-resistant anaerobic pathogens emerged in two patients and were responsible for treatment failure. In six patients, two of whom also acquired resistant anaerobic pathogens, isolation of moxalactam-resistant aerobic pathogens increased during therapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002513:Cephamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009070:Moxalactam; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D002513:Cephamycins; D009070:Moxalactam