title: [Levofloxacin and macrolides in chronic bronchitis exacerbation: comparative analysis of the treatment efficacy and nonrelapsing periods].
abstract: Clinical and bacteriological efficacies of levofloxacin versus clarithromycin and azithromycin were evaluated in 41 patients with chronic bronchitis infectious exacerbation in the Respiratory-Recovery Centre of Polyclinic No. 7. The effect of the drugs on the nonrelapsing period was estimated as well. With the use of levofloxacin there was observed a more rapid elimination of the clinical signs of the exacerbation as compared to the use of the macrolides. Levofloxacin provided a more pronounced and stable eradication of the main pathogens of the exacerbation as compared to the macrolide antibiotic. Long-term monitoring for 12 months after discontinuation of the treatment showed that the nonrelapsing period in the patients treated with levofloxacin was higher and the frequency of the relapses and their intensity were lower in comparison to the group of the patients treated with the macrolides.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Dvoretskiĭ
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Dubrovskaia
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Grudinina
authors.forename: O Iu
authors.initials: OIu
authors.lastname: Filimonova
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Sidorenko
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Iakovlev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D029481:Bronchitis, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D064704:Levofloxacin; D018942:Macrolides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides; D064704:Levofloxacin; D017963:Azithromycin; D015242:Ofloxacin; D017291:Clarithromycin