title: Ceforanide compared with cefazolin in skin and soft tissue infections.
abstract: The response of serious skin and skin structure infections to ceforanide 1 gm every twelve hours or cefazolin 1 gm every eight hours was evaluated in ninety-six patients hospitalized for treatment. Most of the patients had decubitus ulcers; predominant pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Proteus mirabilis. Ceforanide produced a satisfactory clinical response in 89 percent (forty-eight of fifty-four) of the patients evaluated and eradicated 90 percent (seventy-four of eighty-two) of the pathogens. Although the clinical response of forty-two cefazolin-treated patients was similar (satisfactory response in 86 percent, thirty-six patients), only 81 percent (forty-eight of fifty-nine) of the pathogens were eradicated. Both ceforanide and cefazolin were very well tolerated systemically and locally.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002435:Cefamandole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D002435:Cefamandole; C012653:ceforanide; D002437:Cefazolin