[Clinical examination of cefoperazone in pediatrics (author's transl)].

Clinical studies on cefoperazone (CPZ), a new cephalosporin, were carried out at our department. Seventeen children wih the following bacterial infections were treated with CPZ; pneumonia (7), bronchitis (6), tonsillitis (1), sepsis (2) and purulent meningitis (1). The dosage was 56 approximately 182 mg/kg/day, divided into 4 doses, and given intravenous injection. The duration of administration was from 4 to 15 days. Clinical results were excellent in 3 cases, good in 9 cases, moderate in 3 cases, poor in 1 case and uncertain in 1 case. The overall efficacy rate was 75.0%. No side effects were observed.