title: [Transferability of vancomycin to cerebrospinal fluid in rabbits with meningitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus].
abstract: The transferability of vancomycin (VCM) to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was studied employing rabbits with experimental meningitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. VCM was administered intravenously for 30 minutes at a dose level of 30 mg/kg. Serum concentration reached a maximum of 75 +/- 3.80 micrograms/ml (mean +/- S.E.) at the completion of administration (i.e., 30 minutes) and CSF concentration reached a maximum of 2.4 +/- 0.39 micrograms/ml at 60 minutes. Pharmacokinetic parameters calculated from this concentration-time curve were as follows: Cmax (CSF/Serum) 3.21%, AUC (CSF/Serum) 2.39% between 15 and 60 minutes, 3.99% between 15 and 120 minutes, and 4.40% between 15 and 150 minutes. T 1/2 for VCM in CSF: 143 minutes, T1/2 (CSF/Serum):2.09. Based on this investigation, VCM appears to be effective in the treatment of meningitis caused by MRSA (Methicillin-resistant S. aureus).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kobe City General Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haruta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nigami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D011817:Rabbits; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin