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cefuroxime and Bacterial Pneumonia

cefuroxime has been researched along with Bacterial Pneumonia in 43 studies

Cefuroxime: Broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic resistant to beta-lactamase. It has been proposed for infections with gram-negative and gram-positive organisms, GONORRHEA, and HAEMOPHILUS.
cefuroxime : A 3-(carbamoyloxymethyl)cephalosporin compound having a 7-(2Z)-2-(furan-2-yl)-2-(methoxyimino)acetamido side chain.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Cefuroxime axetil is an oral cephalosporin with proven efficacy in adult lower respiratory tract infections."5.29[Treatment of bacterial pneumonias with cefuroxime-axetil. Predictive value of measurement of the in vitro susceptibility]. ( Cluzel, R; Modaï, J; Portier, H, 1996)
" The sensitivity of clinically significant 96 strains from patients with pyelonephritis and 180 strains from patients with lower respiratory tract infections (pneumonia, COPD) was compared for cefuroxime and cefotaxime or ceftriaxone according NCCLS recommendations during 2000-2001 years."3.72[Microbiological evaluation of differences between cephalosporins of second and third generations in general hospital]. ( Bogdanov, MB; Chernen'kaia, TV, 2003)
" The clinical picture of a "typical" bacterial pneumonia in the three patients led to an initial empirical treatment with amoxicillin clavulanic acid or 2(nd) generation cephalosporins."3.69Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by atypical organisms. ( Huyghens, L; Lauwers, S; Meysman, M; Monsieur, I; Vincken, W, 1997)
" Adverse events were recorded in 38."2.71Clinical efficacy and safety of a short regimen of azithromycin sequential therapy vs standard cefuroxime sequential therapy in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: an international, randomized, open-label study. ( Banaszak, AM; Daković-Rode, O; Kuzman, I; Oremus, M, 2005)
" The clinical and bacteriological efficacies and pharmacokinetic properties of both the dosage forms were estimated."2.69[Stepwise therapy of community-acquired pneumonia. Results of cefuroxime and cefuroxime axetil study]. ( Dvoretskiĭ, LI; Iakovlev, SV; Shakhova, TV; Suvorova, MP; Vlasenko, NA, 1998)
"Cefuroxime axetil has been evaluated previously in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections, but not specifically in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia."2.68Comparison of oral cefuroxime axetil and oral amoxycillin/clavulanate in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. ( Collins, JJ; Feris, J; Giguere, G; Hidalgo, H; Higuera, F, 1996)
" Drug-related adverse events were reported in 5."2.68A multicenter, randomized study comparing the efficacy and safety of intravenous and/or oral levofloxacin versus ceftriaxone and/or cefuroxime axetil in treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. ( Dunbar, L; File, TM; Kohler, R; Kojak, C; Player, R; Rubin, A; Segreti, J; Williams, RR, 1997)
"Bacterial pneumonia is a very common cause of morbidity and mortality among persons with human immunodeficiency virus; however, the microbiologic characteristics (including antibiotic resistance) of bacterial pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia in this population have not been well characterized or correlated with potentially predictive clinical presentation characteristics."1.29Microbiology of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in persons with and at risk for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection. Implications for rational empiric antibiotic therapy. ( Burack, JH; Hahn, JA; Jacobson, MA; Saint-Maurice, D, 1994)
"Cefuroxime axetil is an oral cephalosporin with proven efficacy in adult lower respiratory tract infections."1.29[Treatment of bacterial pneumonias with cefuroxime-axetil. Predictive value of measurement of the in vitro susceptibility]. ( Cluzel, R; Modaï, J; Portier, H, 1996)

Research

Studies (43)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19902 (4.65)18.7374
1990's21 (48.84)18.2507
2000's15 (34.88)29.6817
2010's5 (11.63)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Breuer, O1
Blich, O1
Cohen-Cymberknoh, M2
Averbuch, D2
Kharasch, S3
Shoseyov, D1
Kerem, E3
Yayan, J1
Ghebremedhin, B1
Rasche, K1
Dinur-Schejter, Y2
Tenenbaum, A1
Brooks, R1
Korppi, M1
Vitkauskiene, A1
Sakalauskas, R1
Dudzevicius, V1
Bogdanov, MB2
Chernen'kaia, TV2
Holak, H1
Becker, R1
Holak, S1
Barton, LL1
Marrie, TJ1
Barnes, NP1
Hull, J1
Thomson, AH1
Meng, J1
Xie, W1
Wu, AH1
Hu, CP1
Wang, YJ1
Spencer, RC1
Nolen, TM1
Hutchison, J1
Phillips, HL1
Kuzman, I1
Daković-Rode, O1
Oremus, M1
Banaszak, AM1
Allan, RC1
Moghal, M1
Wijesuriya, V1
Melzer, M1
Baltayiannis, N1
Markogiannakis, A1
Sfyridis, P1
Manolis, EN1
Anagnostopoulos, D1
Bolanos, N1
Hatzimichalis, A1
Tsakris, A1
Höffken, G1
Barth, J1
Rubinstein, E1
Beckmann, H1
Martin, M1
Moore, L1
Quilici, S1
Decramer, M1
Simoens, S1
Maass, M1
Dalhoff, K1
Burack, JH1
Hahn, JA1
Saint-Maurice, D1
Jacobson, MA1
Cluzel, R1
Portier, H1
Modaï, J1
Villuendas, C1
Remacha, MA1
Echávarri, B1
Ferrer, J1
Omeñaca, M1
Aisa, ML1
Gómez, J2
Baños, V2
Ruiz Gómez, J2
Soto, MC2
Muñoz, L2
Nuñez, ML1
Canteras, M2
Valdés, M2
Oh, HM1
Ng, AW1
Lee, SK1
Bart, BIa1
Solov'ev, SS1
Zaseeva, OV1
Benevskaia, VF1
Mikhaĭlusova, MP1
Romanova, MV1
Kasatikova, LA1
Sirvent, JM1
Torres, A1
El-Ebiary, M1
Castro, P1
de Batlle, J1
Bonet, A1
Higuera, F1
Hidalgo, H1
Feris, J1
Giguere, G1
Collins, JJ1
Monsieur, I1
Meysman, M1
Vincken, W1
Huyghens, L1
Lauwers, S1
Van den Brande, P1
Vondra, V1
Vogel, F1
Schlaeffer, F1
Staley, H1
Holmes, C1
Lim, TK1
File, TM1
Segreti, J1
Dunbar, L1
Player, R1
Kohler, R1
Williams, RR2
Kojak, C2
Rubin, A1
Ribas, J1
Lores, L1
Ruiz, J1
Ausina, V1
Morera, J1
Wessels, F1
Anderson, AN1
Ebrahim, O1
Iakovlev, SV2
Suvorova, MP2
Dvoretskiĭ, LI2
Vlasenko, NA1
Shakhova, TV2
Sánchez, ME1
Gómez Vargas, J1
Simarro, E1
Mishra, A1
Friedman, HS1
Sinha, AK1
Rovira, E1
Martínez-Moragón, E1
Belda, A1
Gonzalvo, F1
Ripollés, F1
Pascual, JM1
Ogle, JW1
Rittenhouse, BE1
Stinnett, AA1
Dulisse, B1
Henke, CJ1
Potter, L1
Parasuraman, B1
Martens, LL1
Adair, CG1
Gorman, SP1
Byers, LM1
Jones, DS1
Feron, B1
Crowe, M1
Webb, HC1
McCarthy, GJ1
Milligan, KR1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients After Suspected Aspiration[NCT05079620]Phase 4100 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2021-11-30Recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

2 reviews available for cefuroxime and Bacterial Pneumonia

ArticleYear
[Slowly-evolving pneumonia in a 14-year-old boy].
    Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica, 1995, Volume: 13, Issue:10

    Topics: Adolescent; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Eikenella corrodens; Gram-Negati

1995
Cost-effectiveness of ceftriaxone in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in adult hospital patients. A pharmaco-economic study based on a meta-analysis.
    South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1998, Volume: 88, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Cefotaxime; Ceftriaxone; Cefuroxime; Cephalosp

1998

Trials

15 trials available for cefuroxime and Bacterial Pneumonia

ArticleYear
Experience with levofloxacin in a critical pathway for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.
    Chemotherapy, 2004, Volume: 50 Suppl 1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Care; Anti-Infective Agents; Azi

2004
Medical management of parapneumonic pleural disease.
    Pediatric pulmonology, 2005, Volume: 39, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Chest Tubes; Child; Child, Preschool; Double-Blind Me

2005
Clinical efficacy and safety of a short regimen of azithromycin sequential therapy vs standard cefuroxime sequential therapy in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: an international, randomized, open-label study.
    Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy), 2005, Volume: 17, Issue:6

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Azithromycin; Cefuroxime; Community-Acquired Infections; Drug Administration

2005
A randomized study of sequential intravenous/oral moxifloxacin in comparison to sequential intravenous ceftriaxone/oral cefuroxime axetil in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia.
    Infection, 2007, Volume: 35, Issue:6

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aza Compoun

2007
Cefuroxime compared to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.
    Singapore medical journal, 1996, Volume: 37, Issue:3

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Clavula

1996
[The use of the cephalosporin antibiotic Zinnat under polyclinic conditions in treating patients with bronchopulmonary infections].
    Terapevticheskii arkhiv, 1996, Volume: 68, Issue:12

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Ambulatory Care; Bronchitis; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Chronic D

1996
Protective effect of intravenously administered cefuroxime against nosocomial pneumonia in patients with structural coma.
    American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 1997, Volume: 155, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Coma; Cross Infection; Female; Humans; In

1997
Comparison of oral cefuroxime axetil and oral amoxycillin/clavulanate in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.
    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 1996, Volume: 37, Issue:3

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amoxicillin; Amoxicillin-Potassium

1996
Sequential therapy with cefuroxime followed by cefuroxime axetil in community-acquired pneumonia.
    Chest, 1997, Volume: 112, Issue:2

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Community-Acquired Infections; Drug Administration

1997
A multicenter, randomized study comparing the efficacy and safety of intravenous and/or oral levofloxacin versus ceftriaxone and/or cefuroxime axetil in treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1997, Volume: 41, Issue:9

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Infective Agents; Ceftriaxone

1997
[Stepwise therapy of community-acquired pneumonia. Results of cefuroxime and cefuroxime axetil study].
    Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic], 1998, Volume: 43, Issue:6

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporin Resistance; Cephalosporins;

1998
[Program of empirical antibacterial therapy of community-acquired pneumonia].
    Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic], 1998, Volume: 43, Issue:7

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infect

1998
[Prospective and comparative study between cefuroxime, ceftriaxone and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia].
    Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia, 1998, Volume: 11, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Ceftriaxo

1998
Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in outpatients: randomized study of clarithromycin alone versus clarithromycin and cefuroxime.
    Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases, 1999, Volume: 66, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Clarithromycin; Community-Acquired Infecti

1999
An economic evaluation of levofloxacin versus cefuroxime axetil in the outpatient treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia.
    The American journal of managed care, 2000, Volume: 6, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Ambulatory Care; Anti-Infective Agents; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Drug Costs; Evaluat

2000

Other Studies

26 other studies available for cefuroxime and Bacterial Pneumonia

ArticleYear
Antibiotic treatment for children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia after oral therapy.
    Pediatric pulmonology, 2015, Volume: 50, Issue:5

    Topics: Administration, Intravenous; Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Ambulatory Care; Amoxicillin; Ampicil

2015
No Resistance to Penicillin, Cefuroxime, Cefotaxime, or Vancomycin in Pneumococcal Pneumonia.
    International journal of medical sciences, 2015, Volume: 12, Issue:12

    Topics: Aged; Cefotaxime; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporin Resistance; Cross Infection; Drug Resistance, Bacterial;

2015
Antibiotic treatment of children with community-acquired pneumonia: comparison of penicillin or ampicillin versus cefuroxime.
    Pediatric pulmonology, 2013, Volume: 48, Issue:1

    Topics: Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Child, Preschool; Community-Acquired Infections; Hosp

2013
Intravenous penicillin--still the first-line therapy for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia.
    Pediatric pulmonology, 2013, Volume: 48, Issue:4

    Topics: Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Humans; Penicillins; Pneumonia, Bacterial

2013
Reply: To PMID 22431471.
    Pediatric pulmonology, 2013, Volume: 48, Issue:4

    Topics: Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Humans; Penicillins; Pneumonia, Bacterial

2013
[The impact of antibiotic use on hospital-acquired pneumonia: data of etiology tests].
    Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2003, Volume: 39, Issue:3

    Topics: Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter Infections; Amikacin; Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective

2003
[Microbiological evaluation of differences between cephalosporins of second and third generations in general hospital].
    Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic], 2003, Volume: 48, Issue:1

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bronchitis; Cefotaxime; Ceftriaxone; Cefuroxime; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Hosp

2003
[Long-term follow-up of bilateral endogenous Klebsiella endophthalmitis].
    Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, 2003, Volume: 220, Issue:5

    Topics: Abscess; Aged; Cefotaxime; Cefuroxime; Drug Therapy, Combination; Endophthalmitis; Follow-Up Studies

2003
Cefuroxime-induced immune hemolysis.
    The Journal of pediatrics, 2004, Volume: 144, Issue:5

    Topics: Anemia, Hemolytic; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Drug Hypersensitivity; Humans; Pneumonia, Bact

2004
[Pathogens and drug resistance of nosocomial pneumonia after intracranial surgery].
    Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences, 2004, Volume: 29, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ampicillin Resistance; Brain; Cefuroxime; Child; Child,

2004
A comparison of cefuroxime axetil and amoxycillin in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections.
    Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy), 1989, Volume: 1, Issue:4 Suppl

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bronchitis; Cefuroxi

1989
A comparison of the safety and efficacy of cefuroxime axetil and cefaclor in outpatient management of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections.
    Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy), 1989, Volume: 1, Issue:4 Suppl

    Topics: Alabama; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bronchitis; Cefaclor; Cefuroxime; Clinical Trials as Topic; Communit

1989
University-acquired pneumonia.
    The Lancet. Infectious diseases, 2006, Volume: 6, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Ciprofloxacin; Community-Acquired Infections;

2006
The influence of local instillation of fusidic acid on the development of microbial complications after lung resection.
    Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy), 2006, Volume: 18, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Bacterial Infections; Bronchial Fistula; Carcin

2006
A cost-effectiveness analysis of antimicrobial treatment of community-acquired pneumonia taking into account resistance in Belgium.
    Current medical research and opinion, 2008, Volume: 24, Issue:3

    Topics: Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aza Compounds; Belgium; Cefuroxime; Clarithromycin; Community-Ac

2008
[Isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atypical pneumonia].
    Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 1994, Oct-28, Volume: 119, Issue:43

    Topics: Adult; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Cefuroxime; Chlamydia Infections; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Cla

1994
Microbiology of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in persons with and at risk for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection. Implications for rational empiric antibiotic therapy.
    Archives of internal medicine, 1994, Nov-28, Volume: 154, Issue:22

    Topics: Adult; Aged; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Ampicillin Resistance; Bacteria; Cefuroxime; Com

1994
[Treatment of bacterial pneumonias with cefuroxime-axetil. Predictive value of measurement of the in vitro susceptibility].
    Pathologie-biologie, 1996, Volume: 44, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Female; Haemophilus influenzae; Humans; Male; M

1996
Prospective study of epidemiology and prognostic factors in community-acquired pneumonia.
    European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 1996, Volume: 15, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Ceftriaxone; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Chlamydophi

1996
Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by atypical organisms.
    Acta clinica Belgica, 1997, Volume: 52, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Amoxicillin; Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime

1997
Cefuroxime compared to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.
    Singapore medical journal, 1997, Volume: 38, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Amoxicillin; Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Clavu

1997
Pancoast's syndrome due to chronic pneumonia by Pasteurella multocida.
    The European respiratory journal, 1997, Volume: 10, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Male; Pancoast

1997
The effects of erythromycin on the electrocardiogram.
    Chest, 1999, Volume: 115, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Electrocardiograp

1999
Antimicrobial therapy for ambulatory pediatrics.
    Pediatric annals, 1999, Volume: 28, Issue:7

    Topics: Ambulatory Care; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Cefixime; Cefuroxime; Cephalexin; Cep

1999
[Microbiological evaluation of antibiotics for empirical therapy of community-acquired infections of the lower respiratory tract].
    Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic], 2000, Volume: 45, Issue:10

    Topics: Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Azithromycin; Bacterial Infections; Bronchitis; Cefuroxime; Cepha

2000
Eradication of endotracheal tube biofilm by nebulised gentamicin.
    Intensive care medicine, 2002, Volume: 28, Issue:4

    Topics: Administration, Inhalation; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antib

2002