Clinical study of biapenem

Biapenem (BIPM) was administered to bacterial pneumonia in 9 cases, acute bronchitis in 2 cases, epiglottic abscess in 1 case, pyelonephritis in 1 case and hepatic abscess in 1 case. The drugs were given intravenously for 5-15 days at a dose of 150-600mg, twice per day. Clinical efficacy was excelle...

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Published in:	CHEMOTHERAPY Vol. 42; no. Supplement4; pp. 787 - 791
Main Authors:	Kono, Kenji, Takeda, Seiji, Tatara, Ichiro, Arakawa, Kikuo, Inoue, Touji, Minamikawa, Hiromichi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Japanese
Published:	Japanese Society of Chemotherapy 1994
Subjects:	Biapenem
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Summary:	Biapenem (BIPM) was administered to bacterial pneumonia in 9 cases, acute bronchitis in 2 cases, epiglottic abscess in 1 case, pyelonephritis in 1 case and hepatic abscess in 1 case. The drugs were given intravenously for 5-15 days at a dose of 150-600mg, twice per day. Clinical efficacy was excellent in 5 cases, good in 6 cases, fair in 1 case and excluded in 2 cases. Causative organisms were Haemophilus influenzae (1 case), Escherichia coli (1 case), Streptococcus pneumoniae (1 case), and all them were eradicated. No adverse reaction was observed. The elevated γ-GTP was seen in a patient as to abnormal laboratory finding.
ISSN:	0009-3165 1884-5894
DOI:	10.11250/chemotherapy1953.42.Supplement4_787