title: Antibacterial agents in pediatrics.
abstract: From low birth weight infants to adolescents, physiologic and developmental differences underlie the marked differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antibacterial agents. Certain diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, also can alter these parameters. This article describes the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics that are unique to children and that characterize the clinical application of selected antibacterial agents to infectious diseases in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: San Joaquin
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Stull
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010372:Pediatrics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents