[Experience with cefoxitin in surgical sections of intensive care wards]

Chir Ital. 1982 Jun;34(3):404-16.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The Authors illustrate the results obtained in treatment of various types of infection in patients hospitalised in an intensive care surgical department with cephoxitin, a new semisynthetic antibiotic derivate of the cephalosporin group. In view of the severity of the treated cases, the Authors consider the results obtained to be satisfactory.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Cefoxitin / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cross Infection / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / drug therapy*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy
  • Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy

Substances

  • Cefoxitin