title: [Clinical evaluation of a new oral penem, SY5555, in infants and children].
abstract: A clinical study was performed on SY5555, a newly developed penem antibiotic, in children. SY5555 was given orally to 14 patients at 19-29 mg/kg/day in 3 doses for 4 to 12 days. Clinical evaluations were made on the 14 patients including 4 with pharyngitis, 7 with tonsillitis, one with urinary tract infection, and 2 with impetigo. Overall clinical effects were excellent in 2, good in 12, with an efficacy rate of 100%. Causative organisms (Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes) were all eradicated. As to adverse reactions, mild diarrhea was observed in 4 patients. These data suggest that SY5555 is a useful oral antibiotic for the treatment of bacterial infections in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Higashino
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D015780:Carbapenems; C060114:SUN 5555