Abstract
Single use of ticarcillin (TIPC, Monapen®) was administered in 57 cases and combination therapy of TIPC and S-sulfonated human immunoglobulin (Venilon®) was carried out in 23 patients who were either with severe infection, very old or in poor general conditions. The results obtained were as follows.
1. Effective rate of single use of TIPC was 100% (3/3) in cases with infection, 50% (3/6) in cases with infection in which prior antibiotics therapy was poorly effective and 100% (48/48) in post operative cases.
2. Effective rate of combination therapy of TIPC with S-sulfonated human immunoglobulin was 85.7% (6/7) in cases with infection, 71.4% (5/7) in cases with infection in which prior antibiotics therapy was poorly effective and 100% (9/9) in post operative cases.
3. In laboratory findings, mild elevations of transaminase were recognized in 6 cases but restored to normal values without specific therapy.
4. Side effect such as diarrhea, exanthema, fever, nausea and vomiting was not found in our cases.
