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Cefodizime given once daily for the treatment of upper urinary tract infections and complicated lower urinary tract infections

Cefodizim einmal täglich bei der Behandlung von Infektionen des oberen Harntraktes und komplizierten Infektionen des unteren Harntraktes

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The efficacy of cefodizime (CDZ) in upper urinary tract infections (UUTI) and complicated lower urinary tract infections (LUTI) was assessed by analysis of the combined results of five clinical trials. Doses of CDZ 1g i.m. daily, 1 × 2 g i.v. or i.m. and 2 × 2 g i.v. were investigated; comparative agents were cefuroxime 3 × 1.5 g and ceftizoxime 1 × 2 g. Median duration of treatment was seven days. A total of 544 patients, 61% of whom had UUTI, entered the studies. Four hundred twenty-two patients were evaluable clinically and 375 bacteriologically. The most frequent pathogen at baseline wasEscherichia coli, followed byProteus mirabilis, Klebsiella spp. andStaphylococcus aureus. Both clinical and bacteriological cure rates were above 90% in all study groups. The dosage of 1 × 2 g CDZ is recommended for the treatment of UUTI and complicated LUTI.

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Die kombinierte Analyse der Wirksamkeit von Cefodizim (CDZ) bei Infektionen der oberen Harnwege und komplizierten Infektionen der unteren Harnwege anhand von fünf klinischen Prüfungen umfaßte folgende Dosierungen: CDZ 1 g/d i.m., 1 × 2 g/d i.v. oder i.m. und 2 × 2 g/d i.v., Vergleichssubstanzen: Cefuroxim 3 × 1,5 g, Ceftizoxim 1 × 2 g. Die Behandlungsdauer betrug im Median sieben Tage. Fünfhundertvierundvierzig Patienten wurden in die klinischen Prüfungen aufgenommen, bei 61% davon bestand eine Infektion der oberen Harnwege. Vierhundertzweiundzwanzig Patienten waren klinisch auswertbar, 375 bakteriologisch. Die häufigsten Keime wareEscherichia coli, gefolgt vonProteus mirabilis, Klebsiella spp. undStaphylococcus aureus. Sowohl die klinischen als auch die bakteriologischen Heilungsquoten lagen in allen Dosisgruppen über 90%. Die empfohlene Dosis von CDZ bei Infektionen der oberen Harnwege und bei komplizierten Infektionen der unteren Harnwege beträgt 1 × 2 g/d.

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Hofstetter, A.G. Cefodizime given once daily for the treatment of upper urinary tract infections and complicated lower urinary tract infections. Infection 20 (Suppl 1), S18–S21 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709945

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