Cefotaxime and desacetyl-cefotaxime blood levels in hepatic dysfunction.
Serum levels of cefotaxime and desacetyl-cefotaxime were studied in 18 patients with hepatic cirrhosis after an intravenous bolus injection of 2 g of cefotaxime. Blood levels were independent of the degree of hepatic dysfunction and did not differ from those reported in normal individuals.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
C029281:desacetylcefotaxime; D002439:Cefotaxime