title: [Pharmacokinetics of aztreonam in peripheral venous serum, uterine arterial serum and intrapelvic female organs].
abstract: The concentrations of aztreonam (SQ 26,776, AZT, Squibb) in peripheral venous serum, uterine arterial serum and intrapelvic female organs were determined by bioassay, using the cylinder-plate diffusion method, in 27 women with simple total hysterectomy. With an intravenous injection of AZT 1 g, the maximum levels of peripheral venous serum and uterine arterial serum were 76.39 micrograms/ml and 76.38 micrograms/ml, respectively. Also, the biological half-life (T1/2) was 1.56 hours in peripheral venous serum and 1.54 hours in uterine arterial serum. The concentration in uterine arterial serum was more than 1.8 micrograms/ml at 8 hours after injection and maintained at a high level than the minimal inhibitory concentration necessary for most Gram-negative bacteria for at least 8 hours. The concentrations of AZT in female genital organs were kept higher than the minimal inhibitory concentration against E. coli at 4 hours after injection, and the ratios of the concentrations in uterine tube and endometrium to that in peripheral venous serum were 0.40 +/- 0.18 and 0.30 +/- 0.20, respectively. Since AZT is characterized by more potent antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria and the minimal side effects, intravenous administration of AZT at 1 g or 2 g per day may be an adequate dose for infections of the female urogenital tract.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries; D001398:Aztreonam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007700:Kinetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D001398:Aztreonam