title: [Cefotaxime in the treatment of severe infections due to multiresistant Gram-negative bacilli (author's transl)].
abstract: Cefotaxime was used to treat 33 patients with serious Gram-negative bacillary infections. The dosage varied between 1.5 g and 4 g/day in patients without renal failure. Eighteen patients had urinary tract infections, 6 had pulmonary infections and 10 had miscellaneous infections. Sixteen patients were also bacteremic. Twenty-five infections were due to pathogens resistant to ampicillin, cephalothin, gentamicin and/or tobramycin, in vitro. Fifteen infections had failed to resolve during ampicillin, cefazolin, gentamicin or tobramycin therapy. Thirty-two patients responded favourably (cure or improvement). Four patients developed superinfection with cefotaxime-resistant bacteria. One patient developed mild reversible renal insufficiency. Cefotaxime is a very active cephalosporin with potential use in serious multi-resistant enterobacteria infections.
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002439:Cefotaxime; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D002439:Cefotaxime
vernacular_title: Le céfotaxime: traitement des infections sévères par bacilles à Gram négatif multirésistants.