C. Carstens et U. Hostalek, EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CEFIXIME IN THE TR EATMENT OF UTI IN MYELOMENINGOCELE PATIENTS, Klinische Padiatrie, 206(1), 1994, pp. 22-25
28 myelomeningocele patients (aged 2-30 years) with clinical symptoms
of acute UTI participated in this open uncontrolled clinical trial at
the Orthopedic University Hospital of Heidelberg (Dir.: Prof. Dr. H. C
otta). 4 patients were treated with 200 mg cefixime tablets bid, 24 pa
tients received 4 mg/kg body weight cefixime suspension bid, according
to age and weight of the patients. The duration of treatment was 6-10
days. Clinical and microbiological examinations were carried out befo
re therapy as well as 1 day and 5 to 9 days after the end of treatment
. The data of 25 patients could be evaluated for bacteriological and c
linical efficacy. 5-9 days after treatment in 22 patients (88%) comple
te recovery was stated. In 3 patients a reinfection occured. In 24 pat
ients (96%) the baseline pathogens were eliminated under cefixime ther
apy. 5-9 days after the end of treatment in 3 patients reinfection was
observed. Clinical side effects could be detected in 1 patient (vomit
ing). These results indicate that the oral cephalosporin cefixime is e
fficient and well tolerated in complicated UTI of myelomeningocele pat
ients.