title: Comparative study of netilmicin/tinidazole versus netilmicin/clindamycin in the treatment of severe abdominal infections.
abstract: The efficacy of netilmicin combined with tinidazole (N + T) or clindamycin (N + C) in the treatment of severe abdominal infections was evaluated in a prospective randomized study with 20 patients in the N + T group and 21 patients in the N + C group. Normally the maintaining dose for netilmicin was 2.25 mg/kg every 12 h, for tinidazole 400 mg every 12 h and for clindamycin 300-600 mg every 6-8 h. The mean duration time of treatment was 8 days in the N + T group and 10 days in the N + C group respectively. In the N + T group 18 patients were cured and in the N + C group 17 patients. Among aerobic bacteria Escherichia coli was most frequently isolated and among anaerobes Bacteroides sp. All aerobic bacteria with 2 exceptions were susceptible to netilmicin and all anaerobic bacteria but 2 to tinidazole or clindamycin. Adequate serum levels were obtained for each antibiotic during therapy. In this study with a small number of patients the combination of netilmicin and tinidazole was as effective as netilmicin and clindamycin.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009428:Netilmicin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy; D014011:Tinidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D014011:Tinidazole; D002981:Clindamycin; D009428:Netilmicin