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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1993 November; 37(11): 2298-2306

Double-blind, comparative study of rufloxacin once daily versus amoxicillin three times a day in treatment of outpatients with exacerbations of chronic bronchitis.

Institute for Laboratory Medicine, Moers, Germany.

ABSTRACT

In a double-blind, randomized, multicenter study, the efficacy and safety of two dosage schedules of rufloxacin once daily were compared with those of amoxicillin three times a day in the treatment of 192 outpatients with exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. Rufloxacin was given as a single oral dose of 400 mg on day 1 and single daily doses of 200 mg on the subsequent 9 days (n = 64) or as 300 mg on day 1 and then 150 mg daily for 9 days (n = 63); amoxicillin was given as 500 mg orally three times a day for 10 days (n = 65). Clinical and bacteriological assessments were carried out before treatment, between study days 3 and 5, and at days 1 and 8 after treatment. Pretreatment cultures were positive for 139 patients, the most frequently isolated pathogens being Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Haemophilus influenzae. Clinical success rates were comparable in the three groups (94, 95, and 98%, respectively), as were bacteriological success rates at the end of treatment (93, 95, and 91%, respectively) and at follow-up (88, 95, and 98%, respectively). The power to detect a significant 15% difference in cure rates was 74.9%. Follow-up bacteriological failures from pneumococcal infection were 18% in both rufloxacin groups combined and 5% in the amoxicillin group. The 200-mg dose regimen achieved average steady-state concentrations in plasma higher than did the 150-mg dose regimen (3.75 versus 2.72 micrograms/ml). Adverse events occurred in 11 and 13 patients, respectively, on rufloxacin and 8 on amoxicillin. This study shows that rufloxacin once daily ay be a possible option for the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. The 200-mg daily oral dose preceeded by a loading dose of 400 mg displays a better pharmacokinetic profile than the lower dose.

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