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Amoxicillin therapy of infections
Author(s) -
Vallejos Carlos,
Rodriguez Victorio,
Gottlieb Jeffrey A.,
Bodey Gerald P.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt1973146962
Subject(s) - superinfection , proteus mirabilis , amoxicillin , proteus vulgaris , medicine , antibiotics , proteus , rash , klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , proteus infections , pseudomonas aeruginosa , dermatology , escherichia coli , biology , immunology , bacteria , biochemistry , virus , gene , genetics
Amoxicillin was used in the treatment of 36 infections in 35 patients with adequate gmnulocyte counts. The antibiotic was effective against 61 % of all infections, against 90% of infections caused by gram‐positive organisms, and against 77% of infections caused by Escherichia coli, and Proteus mirabilis. Superinfection with Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, and Proteus vulgaris occurred in 8% of the cases. Transient side effects attributed to amoxicillin were abdominal cramps (1 patient) and erythematous skin rash (2 patients).