[Comparison of the pharmacokinetics of tobramycin administered in a single daily dose or in 3 doses in cystic fibrosis]

Pathol Biol (Paris). 1998 Jun;46(6):449-51.
[Article in French]

Abstract

An aminoglycoside in association with beta-lactam antibiotic are usually the most efficient treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Tobramycin has the lower MICs than the other aminoglycosides to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The aim of the work was to compare pharmacokinetics of tobramycin after once daily (15 mg/kg/day; 11 patients) or thrice daily dose (5 mg/kg/day; 9 patients) in combination ceftazidime (CAZ 200 mg/day in 3 inj. IVD) in sputum and sera for two weeks. No statistical difference in the serum concentration obtained in each group of patients was observed between the first and the 14th day. Serum concentrations were three fold higher when tobramycin was administered in once daily dose. Low through concentrations were quickly obtained, but they were slightly higher after thrice daily doses. Bronchial concentrations were 2 to 2.5 superior and near the critical concentration of tobramycin. The clinical efficacy were comparable in the two regimens.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacokinetics*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry
  • Ceftazidime / administration & dosage
  • Ceftazidime / therapeutic use
  • Cephalosporins / administration & dosage
  • Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications
  • Cystic Fibrosis / metabolism*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / etiology
  • Pseudomonas Infections / drug therapy*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / etiology
  • Tobramycin / administration & dosage
  • Tobramycin / pharmacokinetics*
  • Tobramycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • Ceftazidime
  • Tobramycin