Evaluation of panipenem/betamipron (PAPM/BP) in pneumonia in elderly patients.
The present multicenter study evaluated the clinical and bacteriological efficacy and safety of panipenem/betamipron (PAPM/BP) for treating pneumonia in elderly patients. Forty-three episodes of pneumonia in 43 patients were treated with PAPM/BP as the sole antibiotic agent. All patients were 65 years of age or older, and were given PAPM/BP at a total daily dosage range of 0.5-2.0 g. The clinical efficacy rate, expressed as a percentage of the total number of excellent and good responses, was 56.4%. Of the 43 patients, 13 were evaluated bacteriologically. In these 13 patients, the eradication rate, expressed as a percentage of the total number of "eradicated" and "replaced" efficacies, was 30.8%. Adverse effects and abnormal laboratory findings occurred in 2 patients, which was 4.6% of the total number of patients evaluated. No serious adverse effects were observed. We concluded that PAPM/BP was well tolerated overall, and was effective and safe for most of the elderly patients.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan. shibuyay@jichi.ac.jp
Yasuhiro
Y
Shibuya
Satoshi
S
Kitamura
Gen-ichi
G
Tani
Yasutugu
Y
Fukushima
Shigeo
S
Yatagai
Takaaki
T
Nakamoto
Shinji
S
Motojima
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015091:beta-Alanine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013845:Thienamycins; D015091:beta-Alanine; C075316:panipenem-betamipron