[The use of ceftazidime in infectious pathology]

The clinical applications of chemotherapy and antibiotic treatment are reviewed with specific reference to ceftazidime. The encouraging results obtained with this cephalosporin on a group of patients suffering from sepsis, higher and lower respiratory tract, biliary, bone and urinary tract infections are reported. The doctrinaire and practical use of this drug in single or multiple antibiotic treatment programmes is discussed.