Study design (if review, criteria of inclusion for studies)
randomized trial
Participants
16 adults with cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchopulmonary infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, admitted to hospital for chemotherapy
Interventions
carbenicillin or ticarcillin. In addition all patients received gentamicin.
Outcome measures
respiratory function, Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication
Main results
Both antibiotic treatments produced clinical improvement and significant improvement in respiratory function, but there was no difference between them. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was not eradicated from sputum with either treatment regimen.