Efficacy and Safety of Teicoplanin on Treatment of Gram-positive cocci in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection / 中华医院感染学杂志

0.05).The clearance rate of pathogens of teicoplanin was 87.5% and vancomycin was 88.9%.There was no significant difference between them.Both drugs had side effects.The side effects of vancomycin was a little more than teicoplanin.CONCLUSIONS Both vancomycin and teicoplanin are effective drugs in the treatment of G+ cocci in lower respiratory tract infection.The side effects of teicoplanin are smaller than of vancomycin.

Combination of chest physiotherapy and intermittent non-invasive mechanical ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with respiratory failure / 中南大学学报(医学版)

Objective To determine the effect of combination of chest physiotherapy (CPT) and intermittent non-invasive ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with respiratory failure. Methods Ninety COPD patients with intermittent bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) ventilation were randomly divided into 2 groups : control group (n=45) received BiPAP treatment after conventional anti-infection, phlegm treatment and support treatment; CPT group (n=45) received CPT before BiPAP treatment. Clinical symptoms, chest signs, chest X-ray, time of BiPAP therapy, PaO2, and PaCO2 after the treatment were evaluated. Results Compared with with the control group, patients in the CPT group significantly improved in clinical symptoms, chest signs, chest X-ray absorption as well as shorter BiPAP therapy time, PaO2 increase and PaCO2 decrease(P<0.05). Conclusion For COPD patients who need intermittent non-invasive BiPAP ventilation, receiving CPT can effectively improve the therapeutic effect. CPT and intermittent non in-vasive BiPAP ventilation cooperate in the treatment of COPD patients with respirstory failure.