[Evaluation of cefpiramide in pediatrics].
Fundamental and clinical trials were carried out with cefpiramide (CPM) in pediatric infections. Results were as follows. CPM has a broad spectrum of activity against both Gram-positive and -negative microorganisms, including Pseudomonas. Half-lives of CPM were more prolonged than any others that have ever been reported on cephalosporin derivatives. The mean half-lives in the blood after infection were 4.76 hours and 4.14 hours, when the doses were 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg, respectively. The average recovery rates in the urine between 0 and 8 hours were 17.1% and 24.7%, when the intravenous doses were 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg, respectively. Thirty-two pediatric patients received CPM in doses ranging from 31.9 to 88.2 mg/kg divided mainly 2 times a day. They were respiratory tract infection in 23, urinary tract infection in 8, and SSSS in 1. The rate of satisfactory clinical response was 90.6%. Clinical side effect observed were mild diarrhea in 7 cases. Slight elevation of GOT and GPT were observed in 3 cases. All were considered to be minor.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
D002511:Cephalosporins; C036666:cefpiramide