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  • Title: Cefepime versus cefotaxime in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections.
    Author: Barckow D, Schwigon CD.
    Journal: J Antimicrob Chemother; 1993 Nov; 32 Suppl B():187-93. PubMed ID: 8150762.
    Abstract:
    Patients with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) were randomized 2:1 to receive either cefepime 2 g i.v. bd or cefotaxime 2 g i.v. tds. Bronchopneumonia alone or associated with another LRTI was diagnosed in 30 of 37 cefepime recipients and in 11 of 18 cefotaxime recipients; other diagnoses included bronchitis, lobar pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia. The mean duration of treatment was 5.9 days in the cefepime group and 5.4 days in the cefotaxime group. There were no significant differences between the two groups with regard to clinical or bacteriological outcome. Treatment was associated with a satisfactory clinical response in 27 (73%) of 37 evaluable cefepime patients and in 10 (56%) of 18 evaluable cefotaxime patients. Treatment resulted in eradication of 33 (89%) of 37 pathogens in the cefepime group, including 13 of 15 strains of Staphylococcus aureus, and of 16 (73%) of 22 pathogens in the cefotaxime group, including eight of ten strains of S. aureus. Two Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains persisted in the cefotaxime group. The sole clinical adverse event reported was a rash in one cefepime patient which did not require discontinuation of treatment. No clinically relevant changes in laboratory test results were attributed to either agent. Cefepime twice daily and cefotaxime three times daily were of comparable safety and efficacy in the treatment of bronchopneumonia and other LRTIs.
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