Disposition kinetics, urinary excretion and dosage regimen of levofloxacin formulation following single intravenous administration in crossbred calves

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 873-879

  Dumka, V K ^a   Srivastava, A K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Calves; Dosage; Kinetics; Levofloxacin; Urinary excretion

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; OFLOXACIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447118725     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-0090-8     Document Type: Article

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