The Efficacy of Intravenous Azithromycin for Treatment of Bacterial Infectious Diseases / 医药导报
Herald of Medicine
; (12): 34-35, 2001.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-433800
Responsible library:
WPRO
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.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Herald of Medicine
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article