[Ofloxacin in the treatment of infections of the respiratory tract in older patients].

The authors submit a brief report on the results of treatment with ofloxacin in geriatric patients. They treated a total of 26 patients aged 60 to 87 years for bronchopneumonia (17 patients), acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (4 patients) and other infections of the airways (5 patients). Comorbidity was recorded in 22 patients (diabetes mellitus, chronic renal insufficiency and others). Nineteen patients were cured, in four partial or substantial improvement was recorded, in three treatment failed. The authors assume that ofloxacin can be included among drugs of first choice in the treatment of pneumonia as well as of other infections of the airways in geriatric patients. In the presented group of patients it had an excellent therapeutic effect. Undesirable side-effects were not observed in any of the patients.