title: [Bacteriological, pharmacokinetic and clinical studies on biapenem (L-627) in the pediatric field].
abstract: Antibacterial activities were determined and pharmacokinetics and a clinical studies were performed on biapenem (L-627), a novel parenteral carbapenem antibiotic, in infections in children. The following results were obtained: 1. MICs of L-627 against clinical isolates were as follows: Among Gram-positive bacteria, MICs were 0.78 microgram/ml to > 100 micrograms/ml against 3 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and 0.10 microgram/ml to 0.39 microgram/ml against 8 strains of methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA), MICs against 5 of them were similar to those of imipenem (IPM), and MICs against 3 of them were slightly higher than those of IPM. MICs were < or = 0.025 microgram/ml to 0.39 microgram/ml against 7 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, and were similar to those of IPM, and lower than those of ceftazidime (CAZ) and piperacillin (PIPC). Among Gram-negative bacteria, MICs were 0.78 microgram/ml and 3.13 micrograms/ml against 2 strains of Haemophilus influenzae, and were similar to those of IPM. 2. Maximum plasma concentrations determined by the bioassay method after intravenous infusion of L-627 over 30 minutes at doses of 6.0 and 12.0 mg/kg, respectively, in 2 different pairs of 2 children each (total 4 cases) were observed upon completion of the treatment. Maximum concentrations at a dose of 6.0 mg/kg were 28.8 micrograms/ml and 24.6 micrograms/ml, and at a dose of 12.0 mg/kg were 65.4 micrograms/ml and 39.6 micrograms/ml, exhibiting a dose response. Plasma half lives in the beta phase were 0.97 and 1.20 hours at 6.0 mg/kg, and 0.72 and 0.94 hour at 12.0 mg/kg. Plasma concentrations determined by the HPLC method were lower than those determined by the bioassay. 3. Urinary excretion rates in the first 5.5 hours after the 6.0 mg/kg dose were 81.4 and 75.3%, and after the 12.0 mg/kg dose were 91.0 and 73.8%, and these values were higher than those obtained using HPLC. 4. Concentrations of L-627 in cerebrospinal fluid were determined in 2 cases of purulent meningitis. In one case, 30.3 mg/kg of L-627 was infused intravenously over 30 minutes and concentrations on days 1, 3, 7 and 14 observed at 60, 60, 45 and 45 minutes after respective dosages were 7.60, 1.30, 1.42 and 0.38 microgram/ml. Cerebrospinal fluid-plasma concentration ratio was determined on days 7 and 14 to be 5.5 and 1.2% respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kurume University.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Motohiro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshinaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D013845:Thienamycins; C065257:biapenem