title: [Clinical evaluation of cefroxadine in surgical infections].
abstract: Cefroxadine (CXD), a new cephalosporin, was orally administered to 22 cases in total; 5 with wound infection, 4 with felon, 3 with acute pyelonephritis, 2 with furuncle, 2 with infected atheroma, 2 with phlegmone, 2 with abscess, 1 with acute mastitis, and 1 with lymphadenitis. The daily dose was 500 to 1,000 mg, and maximal total dose and duration was 5 g and 5 days, respectively. Therapeutic results were good in 20 cases (effectiveness rate: 91%), fair in 1 and poor in 1. No side effect was observed in all cases among 22 patients with CXD.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002515:Cephradine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; C012671:cefroxadine; D002515:Cephradine