title: Cefoxitin and cefamandole levels in the human bile.
abstract: The bile levels of cefoxitin and cefamandole were studied in 75 patients. The two antibiotics were shown to be present at high concentration and to undergo a rapid metabolization. It is concluded that they represent the antibiotics of choice in the prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of biliary tract infections.
mesh_terms: D001646:Bile / Q000378:metabolism*; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D002435:Cefamandole / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012505:Sarcina / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002435:Cefamandole; D002440:Cefoxitin