title: [Pharmacokinetic and clinical studies of cefuzonam in the field of obstetrics and gynecology].
abstract: Pharmacokinetic and clinical studies on cefuzonam (CZON) were performed to evaluate its usefulness in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. A summary of the results is as follows: 1. Concentrations of CZON in female genital organ tissues showed a little variance among organs. Mean concentrations were 3.34-7.83 micrograms/g at 40 minutes, 0.523-1.08 micrograms/g at 2 hours 15 minutes and 0.286 micrograms/g (in the myometrium) at 3 hours 10 minutes after the end of drip infusion. 2. Mean concentrations of CZON in the pelvic dead space exudate were 31.0 micrograms/ml immediately after the end of drip infusion (1 hour after the start of infusion), and 37.2 micrograms/ml 1 hour after the end of infusion, then they gradually decreased to 25.6 micrograms/ml after 3 hours and 21.4 micrograms/ml after 5 hours. Mean serum concentrations of CZON in concurrently collected samples from the peripheral vein were 30.0 micrograms/ml immediately after the end of drip infusion, 14.4 micrograms/ml after 1 hour, 4.00 micrograms/ml after 3 hours and 1.84 micrograms/ml after 5 hours. The T 1/2 beta was 1.03 hours. 3. Clinical trial in 7 patients, with CZON administered at a dose level of 1 g at a time, twice daily, showed "excellent" and "good" efficacy in all the patients. No side effects were noted. From the results of the above studies, CZON seems to be highly useful for infections in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Hokkaido University.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Takaoka
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Makinoda
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ichinoe
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Kawaguchi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nishiya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015296:Ceftizoxime / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; C049934:cefuzonam; D015296:Ceftizoxime