title: [Pharmacokinetics of ceftazidime in newborn infants].
abstract: A pharmacokinetic study of ceftazidime was performed in newborn children. Six premature infants with a body weight up to 2000 g and with symptoms of pneumonia (Table 1) were treated with ceftazidime (50 mg/kg body weight) by endovenous route. Plasma concentrations of the antibiotic (Fig. 1) were determined by HPLC. A kinetic behavior was described through a compartment model independent analysis. The calculated parameters were as follows: half-life (T1/2z = 4.05 +/- 0.81 h) apparent volume of distribution (Vz = 686.0 +/- 258.6 ml/kg), elimination rate constant (lambda z = 0.18 +/- 0.04h-1), area under curve (AUC = 464.4 +/- 139.1 mu gh/ml, mean residence time (MRT = 5.2 +/- 1.3 h), and total clearance (CI = 114.9 +/- 30.0 ml/h. kg) (Table 2). Good correlation was observed (r = 0.83, p < 0.05 between lambda z = and Vz). The loading and maintenance doses calculated for enterobacteria and P. aeruginosa were 15 and 13 mg/kg i.v. respectively each 12 h.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rule
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Martiarena
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magadan
mesh_terms: D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000378:metabolism*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002442:Ceftazidime
vernacular_title: Farmacocinética de ceftazidima en neonatos.