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PHARMACOKINETIC AND CLINICAL STUDIES ON CEFMENOXIME IN NEONATES AND PREMATURE INFANTS
Cefmenoxime (CMX) was administered by intravenous bolus injection to a total of 23neonates and premature babies with ages of 1 to 26 days at a dose of 10 or 20mg/kg and their plasma and urine concentrations and urinary recovery rates were determined up to 6 hours after administration. In addition, f...
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Published in: | Japanese journal of antibiotics 1989/12/25, Vol.42(12), pp.2672-2691 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Summary: | Cefmenoxime (CMX) was administered by intravenous bolus injection to a total of 23neonates and premature babies with ages of 1 to 26 days at a dose of 10 or 20mg/kg and their plasma and urine concentrations and urinary recovery rates were determined up to 6 hours after administration. In addition, for the treatment of bacterial infections, diagnosed or suspected, or for the prophylaxis of bacterial infections, the drug was administered to a total of 27 neonates, premature babies and infants, with ages of 0 day to 3 months. It was possible to evaluate therapeutic efficacy and prophylactic efficacy in 15 cases and 7 cases, respectively. In these cases, side effects and bacteriological effects and, in some of them, changes in laboratory test values were also investigated. The obtained results are summarized below. 1. At a dosage level of 10mg/kg (n=7), peak plasma concentrations at 5 minutes after administration, were 42.6μg/ml in neonates with ages of 15 to 21 days and 45.9μg/ml in those with ages of 22 to 28 days in a group of |
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ISSN: | 0368-2781 2186-5477 |
DOI: | 10.11553/antibiotics1968b.42.2672 |