Abstract
The clinical effectiveness and safety of BAY o 9867 (Ciprofloxacin, CPFX) in the treatment of the patients with bacterial pneumonia were compared with those of bacampicillin (BAPC) by a double-dummy fashion. Patients over 18 years old with apparent clinical signs and symptoms of pneumonia were administered with CPFX at a daily dose of 600 mg or BAPC at a daily dose of 1 g orally for 14 days in principle. The following results were obtained. 1) On the basis of committee judgement, the clinical efficacy rate in the total cases including non-bacterial pneumonia was 85.3% (58/68) in CPFX group and 90.5% (57/63) in BAPC group, respectively. In bacterial pneumonia, the rate was 83.3% (45/54) in CPFX group and 88. 9% (40/45) in BAPC group, respectively. The differences between the two groups in both analyses were statistically not significant. 2) The clinical efficacy rate by doctors in charge in the total cases was 87.7% (57/65) in CPFX group and 86.9% (53/61) in BAPC group, respectively. In bacterial pneumonia, the rate was 86.8% (46/53) for CPFX group and 87.2% (41/47) for BAPC group, respectively. In both analyses, the differences between the two groups were statistically not significant. 3) As for the bacteriological response, the eradication rate in the total cases was 85.7% (18/21) in CPFX group and 65. 0% (13/20) in BAPC group, respectively. In bacterial pneumonia, the eradication rate was 83.3% (15/18) in CPFX group and 56.3% (9/16) in BAPC group, respectively. In both analyses, the rates of CPFX were higher than those of BAPC, but statistically, the differences between the two groups were not significant. 4) Side effects were noted in 7 of 83 cases (8. 4%) treated with CPFX and 8 of 84 cases (9. 5%) with BAPC, and abnormal changes in laboratory findings were noted in 12 of 80 cases (15.0%) with CPFX and 18 of 77 cases (23.4%) with BAPC. The differences between the two groups were not significant statistically. Neither serious side effect nor remarkable abnormal change in laboratory findings was noted. 5) The utility rates judged by the committee members and by doctors in charge were not significantly different between the two groups. From these results, it is considered that the clinical efficacy and safety of CPFX at a daily dose of 600 mg are equal to those of BAPC at a daily dose of 1g in the treatment of the patients with bacterial pneumonia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 629-653 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Chemotherapy |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Pharmacology
- Drug Discovery
- Oncology