TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmacologic studies in neonates given large dosages of ampicillin
AU - Kaplan, J. Martin
AU - McCracken, George H.
AU - Horton, Linda J.
AU - Thomas, Marion L.
AU - Davis, Nancy
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Supported by a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc., and a United States resident training grant No. 5 TOL A100337-07. Presented in part to the Thirteenth lnterscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, September 19, 1973. *Reprint address: 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75235.
PY - 1974/4
Y1 - 1974/4
N2 - The clinical pharmacology of ampicillin in neonates was studied. Ampicillin was effective in vitro against the common gram-pesitive pathogens and most E. coli causing neonatal bacterial diseases. Synergy was demonstrated in vitro for 40 per cent of E. coli using combinations of ampicillin and gentamicin. The pharmacokinetic properties of ampicillin in premature and full-term infants given 50, 75, or 100 mg. per kilogram per dose intramuscularly were investigated. Mean peak serum ampicillin values in premature infants 1 to 3 days of age were 104, 166, and 204 μg per milliter after 50, 75, and 100 mg. per kilogram per dose, respectively. There was no significant drug accumulation in serum and, half-life values were related inversely to postnatal age. Ampicillin levels in cerebrospinal fluid of 1 to 28 μg per milliliter after 40 to 70 mg. per kilogram per dose were 11 to 65 per cent, respectively, of the simultaneous serum values. Dosage recommendations are presented.
AB - The clinical pharmacology of ampicillin in neonates was studied. Ampicillin was effective in vitro against the common gram-pesitive pathogens and most E. coli causing neonatal bacterial diseases. Synergy was demonstrated in vitro for 40 per cent of E. coli using combinations of ampicillin and gentamicin. The pharmacokinetic properties of ampicillin in premature and full-term infants given 50, 75, or 100 mg. per kilogram per dose intramuscularly were investigated. Mean peak serum ampicillin values in premature infants 1 to 3 days of age were 104, 166, and 204 μg per milliter after 50, 75, and 100 mg. per kilogram per dose, respectively. There was no significant drug accumulation in serum and, half-life values were related inversely to postnatal age. Ampicillin levels in cerebrospinal fluid of 1 to 28 μg per milliliter after 40 to 70 mg. per kilogram per dose were 11 to 65 per cent, respectively, of the simultaneous serum values. Dosage recommendations are presented.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3476(74)80684-0
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3476(74)80684-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 4600568
AN - SCOPUS:0015948405
VL - 84
SP - 571
EP - 577
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
SN - 0022-3476
IS - 4
ER -