Comparison of dose doubling with probenecid for sustaining serum cefuroxime levels

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 903-906

  Garton, Anne M ^a   Rennie, Robert P ^a   Gilpin, Jean ^a   Marrelli, Maria ^a   Shafran, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PROBENECID; URICOSURIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBENECID; RENAL AGENTS;

EID: 0031438533     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.6.903     Document Type: Article

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