Sputum and blood concentrations of cefuroxime in lower respiratory tract infection.
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Sputum and blood concentrations of cefuroxime in lower respiratory tract infection.
A detailed pharmacokinetic study of cefuroxime has been carried out. Levels of cefuroxime were determined in the blood, sputum, saliva, and urine of 23 patients receiving parenteral cefuroxime eight hourly for chest infections. Profiles were obtained after the first dose and on the final (fifth) day of treatment. Antibiotic levels in the sputum reached 0.8 mg/l within one hour of the first inje...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.35.5.379