The Japanese Journal of Antibiotics
Online ISSN : 2186-5477
Print ISSN : 0368-2781
ISSN-L : 0368-2781
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH AMPICILLIN SUPPOSITORY (KS-R1) IN URINARY TRACT INFECTION OF CHILDREN
TAKASHI MOTOHIROKOICHI TANAKATATSUHIKO KOGAYASUSHI SIMADANAOFUMI TOMITAYASUTAKA SAKATATAMOTSU FUJIMOTOTOHRU NISHIYAMANAOKI KUDAKOJI ISHIMOTOKAORU TOMINAGAFUMIO YAMASHITAKIYOTAKA NAGAYAMATAKESHI YUASAYOSHIMI TANAKASHIN TSUGAWASYUICHI ARAMAKIKOTOKU OHYAMAYOHZOH YOSHINAGANOBUHARU KAWANOTAKASHI SHIMOHIDATETSUHISA TAKECHINAOICHI IWAIAKIRA SASAKIYOICHI TANEDAFUNKO MIZOGUCHIHARUHI NAKAMURA
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1983 Volume 36 Issue 7 Pages 1959-1972

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1. Clinical effects of ampicillin suppository (KS-R1) were examined in 24 children (11 male and 13 female) aged fkrom 5 months to 7 years 5 months with urinary tract infection. KS-R1 was rectally given to the patients at doses of average 45.6mg/kg/day divided into 3 to 4 times for average 8 days.
2. Clinical effectiveness was 95.8%.
3. Bacteriologically, the eradication of isolated organisms was observed in 10 (71.4%) out of 14 cases, the decrease in 3 (21.4%) and the persistence in 1 (7.1%).
4. The discharge of suppository within 5 minutes after insertion was observed in 8.7% of patients without diarrhea and in 6.9% of patients with diarrhea.
5. The evacuation rate of the bowels within 10 minutes after insertion was observed in 5.9% of patients without diarrhea and in 41.9% of patients with diarrhea. It was suggested that the administration of KS-R1 to childish patients with diarrhea should be careful.
6. As to the side effects, diarrhea was observed in 2 cases (7.1%) and the elevation of GPT and GOT in 1 case (3.6%).
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