Postpneumonic empyema in childhood.
Indian J Pediatr
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2001 Jan; 68(1): 11-4
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-83397
ABSTRACT
Fifty-six patients with postpneumonic empyema were treated by sulbactam/ampicillin or cephalothin and netilmicin. Dose of sulbactam/ampicillin was 200 mg/kg per day and of cephalothin was 200 mg/kg per day, and of netilmicin was 5 mg/kg per day. Sulbactam/ampicillin alone was used in 27 patients. Twenty-nine patients were treated with cephalothin plus netilmicin. Days on intravenous antibiotics, days with chest tube, decortication rate, and duration of hospitalization were significantly shorter in sulbactam/ampicillin treatment group compared to cephalothin plus netilmicin group. This study shows that sulbactam/ampicillin is a safe and effective agent in the treatment of postpneumonic empyema in childhood.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Gentamicins
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Netilmicin
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Empyema, Pleural
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Statistics, Nonparametric
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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