Pharmacokinetic prediction for intravenous β-lactam antibiotics in pediatric patients

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3125-3139

  Shimamura, Kenji ^a   Wajima, Toshihiro ^a   Yano, Yoshitaka ^a,b  

^a SHIONOGI AND CO LTD   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Intravenous; Pediatric patients; Pharmacokinetics; Prediction; lactam antibiotics

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BIAPENEM; CEFMENOXIME; CEFODIZIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTETAN; CEFOTIAM; CEFOZOPRAN; CEFPIRAMIDE; CEFPIROME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUZONAM; FLOMOXEF; MEROPENEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOMETRY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CLEARANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 36849066994     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.20977     Document Type: Article

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