Clinical studies on ampicillin-cloxacillin for intravenous injection (Rectocillin 'Kyowa') (author's transl)

(1) Ampicillin-cloxacillin for intravenous injection (Rectocillin 'Kyowa') was administered to 9 patients 1 g or 2 g daily for protection of postoperative infections, and good result was obtained in all cases. Eight out of 9 cases were with renal insufficiency. No side effect was encountered. (2) Rectocillin was administered to 14 patients with infections. The treatment was remarkably effective in 4 cases, and effective in 6 cases. In the cases with renal insufficiency, a daily dose of 1 g was effective. The dose administered to the patients with normal renal function was 2 g or 4 g daily. Neither clinical nor laboratory findings showed evidence of side effect.