EFFECT OF CEFOTAXIME OR CEFTRIAXONE TREATMENT ON NASOPHARYNGEAL HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE TYPE-B COLONIZATION IN CHILDREN

Authors
GOLDWATER PN
Citation
Pn. Goldwater, EFFECT OF CEFOTAXIME OR CEFTRIAXONE TREATMENT ON NASOPHARYNGEAL HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE TYPE-B COLONIZATION IN CHILDREN, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 39(9), 1995, pp. 2150-2152
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Microbiology
Journal title
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00664804
Volume
39
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2150 - 2152
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(1995)39:9<2150:EOCOCT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The effects of cefotaxime and ceftriaxone treatment on nasopharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) were prospectively stu died with 53 children with invasive Hib disease. Nasopharyngeal aspira tes were monitored during therapy. Hib was eliminated within 2 days in 92% of patients and was eliminated in all patients after the third da y of antibiotic treatment.