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Behandlung von Neugeboreneninfektionen mit Cefamandol

Treatment of neonatal infections with cefamandole

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Anhand der aktuellen bakteriellen Resistenzsituation in einer Kinderklinik wird die Indikation von Cefamandol für die Behandlung der Neugeborenenperiode analysiert. Bei einer Dosierung von 100 mg/kg/Tag ist kein bedrohlicher kumulativer Effekt zu erwarten. Die tiefsten Spiegel während der Behandlung mit einer 3maligen Dosis pro Tag liegen zwischen 0 und 35µg/ml (Frühgeborene!), die Spitzenkonzentrationen um 100 µg/ml. Trotz der erheblichen Variationsbreite ähnelt die Halbwertszeit derjenigen bei Erwachsenen. Die günstigen MHK's bei dem häufigsten gramnegativen Erreger des Neugeborenenalters —Escherichia coli — und die Staphylokokkenempfindlichkeit gegen Cefamandol (die zwar bei Cephalotin in vitro graduell höher ist, aber in vivo aufgrund der günstigeren pharmakokinetischen Verhältnisse zumindest ausgeglichen wird), lassen Cefamandol für das Neugeborenenalter als besonders geeignet erscheinen.

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The indication for treatment with cefamandole in neonates was studied in the light of the resistance situation in a children's hospital. No dangerous cumulative effect is to be expected with a dosage of 100 mg/kg/day. The lowest concentrations during treatment with a dosage administered thrice daily was between 0 and 35 µg/ml (prematures); the highest concentrations were around 100 µg/ml. Despite the considerable variation, the half-life values were similar to those of adults. This antibiotic appears particularly suitable for treating neonates due to the relatively low MICs forEscherichia coli, the most frequently occurring gram-negative pathogen in neonates, and due to the susceptibility of staphylococci. Staphylococci susceptibility to cephalothin in vitro is higher measured in titer stages, but this is compensated by the favourable pharmacokinetic conditions for cefamandole in vivo.

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Belohradsky, B.H., Olausson, A. & Marget, W. Behandlung von Neugeboreneninfektionen mit Cefamandol. Infection 6 (Suppl 2), S247–S250 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01638984

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