The Efficacy of Intravenous Azithromycin for Treatment of Bacterial Infectious Diseases / 医药导报

ABSTRACT

Objective: To observe the efficacy of azithromycin in treating the bacterial infectious diseases.　Methods: Intravenous administration of azithromycin was carried out in 40 cases.　Results: The clinical cure rate and eradication rate were 85.0% and 84.8%, respectively. Drug sensitivity tests showed that more isolates were sensitive to azithromycin (87.9%) than to erythromycin (42.4%). The MIC of azithromycin was lower than that of erythromycin. In addition, the adverse effects occurred with low frequency and were usually mild.　Conclusion: Azithromycin is effective and safe in treating bacterial infectious diseases.