title: [Transportation of cefotiam from serum to cerebrospinal fluid (author's transl)].
abstract: Cefotiam (1 g) was administered by one-shot intravenous injection to the patients proceeding a brain surgery. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum were taken as a specimen, and the concentration CTM was assayed by agar-well method using Proteus mirabilis ATCC 21100. The most high concentration of CTM was 2,273 micrograms/ml in serum, and 2.3 micrograms/ml in CSF, respectively. The concentration of CTM in serum, CSF, and CSF/serum ration were determined at the indicated time. It appears likely that CTM can pass into CSF more easily than other cephalosporins.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D015310:Cefotiam; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015310:Cefotiam; D002439:Cefotaxime