Clinical Evaluation of the Efficacy of Azithromycin vs Erythromycin in the Treatment of Acute Infections
- VernacularTitle:阿齐霉素与红霉素随机对照治疗急性感染
- Author:
Yunping JIANG
;
Renjie ZENG
;
Yi ZHONG
;
Bing ZHU
;
Guang XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
azithromycin;
erythromycin;
randomized control;
evaluation
- From:
China Pharmacy
2001;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To evaluation of the efficacy and safety of azithromycin in the treatment of acute infections METHODS:A randomized controlled multicenter clinical study was used to compare the clinical efficacy of azithromycin(200mg q d for 3～5 days) with erythromycin(500mg b i d for 5 days) RESULTS:The cure rate,effective rate,and bacterial clearance rate were 76 7%,95 0%,and 94 3% respectively for azithromycin group and were 48 3%,76 7%,and 77 4% respectively for erythromycin group with a side-effect incidence of 10 0% for azithromycin group and 39 3% for erythromycin group CONCLUSION:Azithromycin is superior to erythromycin in clinical efficacy,safety and side-effect incidence
