A CLINICAL STUDY OF CEFOTIAM IN PEDIATRIC FIELD

Cefotiam is a new semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic. The treatment with this drug was carried out in 12 cases of pediatric infection. The clinical response was observed in 92% of the cases. Cefotiam was found to be active against a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Neither ma...

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Published in:Japanese journal of antibiotics 1981/05/25, Vol.34(5), pp.678-681
Main Authors: AOYAMA, RYUZO, NAGATA, KISHIRO, IZUMI, YUKIO, KURONUMA, TADAYUKI, ASUKA, NORIHISA
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Cefotaxime - adverse effects
Cefotaxime - analogs & derivatives
Cefotaxime - therapeutic use
Cefotiam
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Evaluation
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infusions, Parenteral
Injections, Intravenous
Male
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Summary:Cefotiam is a new semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic. The treatment with this drug was carried out in 12 cases of pediatric infection. The clinical response was observed in 92% of the cases. Cefotiam was found to be active against a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Neither marked side effects nor laboratory abnormalities were found with this treatment.
ISSN:0368-2781
2186-5477
DOI:10.11553/antibiotics1968b.34.678