title: The pharmacokinetics of antibiotics used to treat peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis.
abstract: Antibiotics continue to be used frequently to treat CAPD-associated peritonitis. Selection of appropriate antibiotic doses and routes of administration has been based largely upon clinical experience. Early pharmacokinetic studies utilized patients being treated with IPD. The relevance of these studies to CAPD remains unknown. Little information exists on the effects of peritonitis on peritoneal drug transport. Until the effects of peritonitis during CAPD are better understood, pharmacokinetic data will be of limited value in designing specific treatment recommendations for this common complication of peritoneal dialysis.
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010406:Penicillins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D014640:Vancomycin