| Literature DB >> 19933804 |
Denis Frasca1, Sandrine Marchand, Franck Petitpas, Claire Dahyot-Fizelier, William Couet, Olivier Mimoz.
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Steady-state pharmacokinetics of ertapenem were compared in patients after 1-g intravenous and subcutaneous (s.c.) infusions. Bioavailability was 99%+/-18% after s.c. administration, but peaks were reduced by about (43+/-29 versus 115+/-28 microg/ml) and times to peak were delayed. Simulations based on unbound concentrations show that time over the MIC should always be longer than 30% to 40% of the dosing interval, suggesting that s.c. infusion could be an alternative in patients with reduced vascular access.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19933804 PMCID: PMC2812167 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00836-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191