Cefuroxime plasma and CSF levels in children with meningitis.
Cefuroxime (25 mg/kg) given intravenously every four hours to 7 children with bacterial meningitis resulted in satisfactory therapeutic blood and CSF levels. All children made a full recovery and side effects were absent.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000378:metabolism*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents