BILIARY-TRACT INFECTIONS TREATED WITH CIPROFLOXACIN

Authors
KARACHALIOS GN ZOGRAFOS G PATRIKAKOS V NASSOPOULOU D KEHAGIOGLOU K
Citation
Gn. Karachalios et al., BILIARY-TRACT INFECTIONS TREATED WITH CIPROFLOXACIN, Infection, 21(4), 1993, pp. 262-264
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
03008126
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
262 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-8126(1993)21:4<262:BITWC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Thirty-two patients with severe biliary tract infections (cholecystiti s and cholangitis) were treated with ciprofloxacin intravenously follo wed by oral ciprofloxacin. Complete clinical and bacteriological cure has been observed in 28 out of 32 patients and therapy failure occurre d in four patients. Overall, no major adverse effects were encountered . These data suggest that intravenous ciprofloxacin followed by oral a dministration is an effective and safe agent for the therapy of severe biliary tract infections.