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Query: UMLS:C0032285 (pneumonia)
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58 granulocytopenic patients with confirmed bronchopneumonia were divided retrospectively into two groups for this pilot study: group 1 included neutropenic patients with venous catheters who were treated with ciprofloxacin (CIP; 200-300 mg, i.v. b.i.d.) + vancomycin (VAN; 0.5-1 g, i.v. b.i.d.), and group 2, which included patients without venous catheters treated with ceftazidime (2 g, i.v. t.i.d.) + gentamicin (1 mg/kg, i.v. t.i.d.). Pneumonia was diagnosed clinically and radiologically in all patients; 92.3% in group 1 and 46.8% in group 2 were also microbially confirmed. Mixed infections were present in most patients. 3 of 26 patients (11.5%) in group 1 and 9 of 32 (20.1%) in group 2 did not recover while 88.5% in group 1 and 71.9% in group 2 recovered. CIP + VAN seems to be more effective in treating pneumonia in neutropenic patients, with only 1 patient in the group suffering an adverse effect compared with 5 in group 2.
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PMID:Ciprofloxacin plus vancomycin versus ceftazidime plus gentamicin in the treatment of pneumonia in granulocytopenic patients with or without venous catheters. Short communication. 147 67