title: Clinical effect of intravenous ciprofloxacin on hospital-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: The effect of intravenous ciprofloxacin (CPFX) on hospital-acquired pneumonia was examined. The subjects were 32 patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia classified as being in group I, group II, and group III, based on The Japanese Respiratory Society Guidelines for management of hospital-acquired pneumonia. None of the patients had received antibiotic treatment for the pneumonia. CPFX 300 mg was intravenously infused twice daily for 3-14 days, and its clinical effect, bacterological effect, and side effects were examined. Intravenous CPEX was clinically effective in 21 of the 32 patients, with an efficacy rate of 65.6%. With regard to bacteriological efficacy, 4 of 5 strains of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, 2 of 3 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, 1 of 2 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, 1 of 2 strains of Streptococcus agalactiae, 1 of 2 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 1 of 2 strains of Serratia marcescens, and the 1 strain of Klebsiella oxytoca were eradicated, with an eradication rate of 42.3% (11 of 26 strains whose fate was confirmed eradicated). Abnormal laboratory findings (side effects) were observed in 11 of the 32 patients (34.4%), but all side effects were mild. Based on the above data, intravenous CPFX may be the drug which should be recommended as the first choice for hospital-acquired pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School Kawasaki Hospital, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Okayama, 700-0821, Japan. kh-info@po.rweb.ne.jp
authors.forename: Niro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okimoto
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamato
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Kohichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osaki
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asaoka
authors.forename: Kazue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohba
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin