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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2026

Effects of a high proportion of cefoperazone/tazobactam on lung function and bacterial clearance rate in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lower respiratory tract infection Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Qian Wu, Ning Xu, Ling Liu, Fan Ye, Chao Li

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Qian WuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou Mansion, Baiyun Street, Kecheng District, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China.
Ning XuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou Mansion, Baiyun Street, Kecheng District, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China.
Ling LiuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou Mansion, Baiyun Street, Kecheng District, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China.
Fan YeDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou Mansion, Baiyun Street, Kecheng District, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China.
Chao LiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou Mansion, Baiyun Street, Kecheng District, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China. 13059716069@163.com.

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objectiveThe aim of this study was to probe the clinical effect of a high proportion of cefoperazone/tazobactam in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involuted with lower respiratory tract infection Klebsiella pneumoniae.

methods80 patients with COPD and lower respiratory tract infection Klebsiella pneumoniae accepted to the Respiratory Department of our hospital from January 2022 to January 2024 were selected as the research subjects. They were randomly divided into a low-proportion group (n = 40) and a high-proportion group (n = 40). Patients in the low-proportion group and the high-proportion group received intravenous infusion of cefoperazone/tazobactam in a proportion of 4: 1 and 8: 1 respectively, and both were treated for one week.

resultsAfter one week of treatment, the APACHE Ⅱ scores and dyspnea scores of patients in the high-proportion group and the low-proportion group were significantly lower than those before treatment (P < 0.05), and the low-proportion group was slightly lower than the high-proportion group. After one week of treatment, the serum CRP concentration of patients in the low-proportion group and the high-proportion group was reduced compared with before treatment (P < 0.05), while the lung function FEV1/FVC (%) value was increased compared with before treatment (P < 0.05), and the FEV1/FVC (%) value after treatment was higher in the high-proportion group than in the low-proportion group (P < 0.05).

conclusionIn the treatment of COPD patients with lower respiratory tract infection Klebsiella pneumoniae, intravenous infusion of cefoperazone/tazobactam in a proportion of 8: 1 is a better treatment plan. High-proportion intravenous infusion of cefoperazone/tazobactam can quickly restore the patient's lung function and is more effective in improving treatment efficiency and bacterial clearance rate.

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Bacterial clearance rateCefoperazone/tazobactamClinical effectCOPDKlebsiella pneumoniaLower respiratory tract infection

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PMCPMC12882168

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