The Japanese Journal of Antibiotics
Online ISSN : 2186-5477
Print ISSN : 0368-2781
ISSN-L : 0368-2781
CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF SULBACTAM/CEFOPERAZONE IN COMPARISON WITH CEFTIZOXIME IN PATIENTS WITH POSTOPERATIVE INFECTIONS BY WELL CONTROLLED METHOD
AKIHIKO KOIKEAKIRA MASAOKAAKIRA MISHIMAAKIRA MIZUNOHIROSHI SUZUKIJIRO YURAKAZUAKI MATSUMOTOKEIJI IRIYAMAKENICHI KATOKOICHI MATSUMOTOKOTOHITO TAKESHIGEMAKOTO KATAOKAMASAHIDE ANDOMASAKI FUJIOKAMASUMASA HORISAWAMEGUMI KOHNONAGAO SHINAGAWANOBUYA OGAWASHU ISHIKAWATADAO ITOTATSUHEI KONDO
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1985 Volume 38 Issue 3 Pages 643-670

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The clinical effectiveness in postoperative infections of sulbactam/cefoperazone (SBT/CPZ,(SBT 0.5g+CPZ 0.5g)×2/day) was compared to that of ceftizoxime (CZX, 1.0g×2/day) by a well controlled comparative study, to have the following results.
1. The overall effectiveness rate of SBT/CPZ and CZX as judged by Judgement Committee was 84.0% (63/75) and 80.6% (50/62), respectively, and the effectiveness of SBT/CPZ and CZX as assessed by the attending surgeons was 84.0% (63/75) and 71.0% (44/62), respectively. No significant difference was noted in both assessments. In a total of 36 SBT/CPZ-treated patients with intraabdominal infections, the clinical efficacy was judged by attending surgeons to be excellent in 13 patients (36.1%), and to be excellent or good in 31 (86.1%). In the 30 CZX treated patients, it was judged to be excellent in 6 patients (20.0%), and to be excellent or good in 19 (63.3%). These results presented a significant difference (P<0.05, U-test) between the 2 drug groups.
2. The final global improvement ratio judged by attending surgeons was 85.3% (64/75) for SBT/CPZ, and 79.0% (49/62) for CZX with no significant difference. In assessment of time-course improvement, the improvement ratio of SBT/CPZ on day 4 was significantly better than that of CZX (P<0.05, U-test).
3. The usefulness rate of SBT/CPZ and CZX was 84.0% (63/75) and 73.0% (46/63), respectively. There was no significant difference between the 2 drug groups.
4. To assess the bacteriological efficacy, the eradication rate of SBT/CPZ was compared to that of CZX. There was no significant difference between 85.7% (36/42) for SBT/CPZ and 73.5% (25/34) for CZX.
5. After SBT/CPZ administration, 2 patients (2.5%) complained of side effects. In the clinical labolatory tests, abnormality related to SBT/CPZ medication was observed in 6 patients (7.5%), and that related to CZX, in 5 patients (6.4%). As to the types of side effects and frequency, no significant difference was observed between SBT/CPZ and CZX.
It is concluded from the above assessments that SBT/CPZ is a useful drug in the treatment of post-operative infections.
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