A PLACEBO-CONTROLLED EVALUATION OF LOMEFLOXACIN IN THE TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL DIARRHEA IN THE COMMUNITY

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作者
ELLISPEGLER, RB [1 ]
HYMAN, LK [1 ]
INGRAM, RJH [1 ]
MCCARTHY, M [1 ]
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[1] DEPT MICROBIOL,DIAGNOST LAB,AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND
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10.1093/jac/36.1.259
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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We compared 40 patients taking lomefloxacin 400 mg once daily for 5 days in a double blind trial with 44 placebo takers with proven community acquired bacterial diarrhoea (85% due to Campylobacter spp.). Lomefloxacin eradicated Campylobacter spp. in 75% but did not alter clinical outcome. Twenty-eight per cent of the campylobacter isolates developed resistance. Thirty-three per cent developed side-effects. Lomefloxacin is not recommended for community-acquired bacterial diarrhoea when Campylobacter spp. predominate.
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