scholarly journals Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of inhibitor-protected cephalosporins fortified with basic antibiotic

Author(s):  
R. N. Mamleev

Inhibitor-protected cephalosporins are an important tool against hospital infections caused by extended spectrum β-lactamase producers. At the same time, the relative deficiency of the basic antibiotic in combination with the β-lactamase inhibitor sulbactam (1: 1) may be associated with the risk of therapeutic failure.Objective. To compare therapeutic effect of various regimens for prescribing inhibitor-protected cephalosporins in children with severe bacterial infection.Children characteristics and research methods. The authors compared clinical efficacy of cefotaxime / sulbactam, cefoperazone / sulbactam, cefepime / sulbactam at maximum doses and main component-fortified-cefepime / sulbactam. The study included 92 patients aged from 2 months to 12 years with appendicular peritonitis, acute purulent osteomyelitis, complicated hospital infections of the lower respiratory tract, exacerbation of chronic purulent otitis media and chronic urinary tract infections. It was found that inhibitor-protected cephalosporins with a 1: 1 ratio of components more often necessitated a change in therapy. The use of drugs initially containing a basic antibiotic in a high dose (component ratio 2:1) or additionally fortified with a basic antibiotic demonstrated a higher therapeutic efficacy.

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paschalina Kontou ◽  
Katerina Manika ◽  
Kalliopi Chatzika ◽  
Maria Papaioannou ◽  
Maria Sionidou ◽  
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