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Efficacy of bacampicillin and ampicillin in experimental pyelonephritis in the rat

Die therapeutische Aktivität von Bacampicillin und Ampicillin bei der experimentellen Pyelonephritis der Ratte

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Bacampicillin and ampicillin were tested and compared with each other in a model of acute, obstructive pyelonephritis in the rat. The compounds were administered orally at five dose levels ranging from 50 mg/kg to 150 mg/kg. Bacampicillin was found to have a greater therapeutic activity than ampicillin, particulary at the higher doses, indicating that its improved absorption properties make it a therapeutically more effective compound than ampicillin.

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Bacampicillin und Ampicillin wurden am Modell der akuten, obstruktiven Pyelonephritis in der Ratte getestet und miteinander verglichen. Die Substanzen wurden oral in fünf Dosen, zwischen 50 und 150 mg/kg, gegeben. Bacampicillin wies eine größere therapeutische Aktivität als Ampicillin auf, insbesondere bei höheren Dosen. Dies zeigt, daß Bacampicillin aufgrund seiner verbesserten Absorptionseigenschaften therapeutisch wirksamer ist.

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Ritzerfeld, W. Efficacy of bacampicillin and ampicillin in experimental pyelonephritis in the rat. Infection 7 (Suppl 5), S443–S445 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01659767

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