ZENG Aizhong, et al. Clinical trial on gatifloxacin against acute exacerbation ofchronic bronchitis (AECB) in adults. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (6):823-824(2004)
ZENG Aizhong, et al. Clinical trial on gatifloxacin against acute exacerbation ofchronic bronchitis (AECB) in adults. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (6):823-824(2004) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2004.06.037.
Clinical trial on gatifloxacin against acute exacerbation ofchronic bronchitis (AECB) in adults
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of gatifloxacin in the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis(AECB).Methods:23 patients in each group (trial or control) were treated with gatifloxacin or ciprofloxacin
respectively
for 5 to 14 days.Results:The clinical effective rates of the two groups were 91.3% and 78.3%
respectively.The bacterial eradication rates of the two groups were 91.7% and 72.7% respectively.Incidence of adverse reactions of the two groups were 12.5% and 8.7%
respectively.Conclusion:The efficacy and safty of gatifloxacin in treating AECB is reliable and superior to ciprofloxacin.