title: [Treatment with amoxicillin and clavulanic acid of urinary tract infections in patients with spinal injuries].
abstract: Augmentin, a formulation of amoxycillin trihydrate 250 mg and sodium clavulanate 125 mg per tablet (A-CS) (Augmentin; Beecham), was used in treating 29 episodes of urinary tract infection occurring in 26 patients admitted to the Spinal Unit of the H. F. Verwoerd Hospital, Pretoria. Patients who had a urinary bacterial cell count of more than 105 of the same amoxycillin-resistant organism before and after the oral administration of amoxycillin 500 mg 3 times a day for 48 hours, received 2 A-CS 375 mg tablets orally, 3 times a day at the start if a meal for 5 days. The 29 strains of amoxycillin-resistant organisms treated in this study were: Escherichia coli (11), Klebsiella pneumoniae (11), Proteus mirabilis (4), Enterobacter cloacae (2), and Staphylococcus epidermidis (1). The bacteriological success rate 24 hours after therapy was 100% and 8 days after therapy 69%, dependent on patient management. In patients on free drainage and managed with condoms a bacteriological success rate of 55,5% was recorded and in patients managed by intermittent catheterization a bacteriological success rate of 75% was recorded. Side-effects were minimal; 1 patient complained of dizziness and no instances of nausea or vomiting were reported. Haematological, renal and hepatic monitoring before and after A-CS-therapy revealed no drug-related toxicity.
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors; D047090:beta-Lactams; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D000658:Amoxicillin
vernacular_title: Terapie van urienweginfeksies by pasiënte met rugmurgbeseringe deur die toediening van amoksisillien en klavulaniese suur.