[Clinical experience with cefoxitin in the surgical field].
Cefoxitin (CFX) was administered to 49 hospitalized patients in the surgical field, and the following results were obtained: Clinical results of the 12 patients with surgical infections were excellent in 1 patient, good in 10, and poor in 1, with the efficacy rate of 91.7%. CFX was also administered to 37 patients for prophylaxis of postoperative infections, and the clinical efficacy rate was 91.7%. No side effects were seen besides mild eruption in 1 patient. The above results indicate that CFX is exceeding useful in surgical field.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011292:Premedication; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
D002440:Cefoxitin