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A Population and Developmental Pharmacokinetic Analysis To Evaluate and Optimize Cefotaxime Dosing Regimen in Neonates and Young Infants.

ABSTRACT: Cefotaxime is one of the most frequently prescribed antibiotics for the treatment of Gram-negative bacterial sepsis in neonates. However, the dosing regimens routinely used in clinical practice vary considerably. The objective of the present study was to conduct a population pharmacokinetic study of cefotaxime in neonates and young infants in order to evaluate and optimize the dosing regimen. An opportunistic sampling strategy combined with population pharmacokinetic analysis using NONMEM software was performed. Cefotaxime concentrations were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Developmental pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics, the microbiological pathogens, and safety aspects were taken into account to optimize the dose. The pharmacokinetic data from 100 neonates (gestational age [GA] range, 23 to 42 weeks) were modeled with an allometric two-compartment model with first-order elimination. The median values for clearance and the volume of distribution at steady state were 0.12 liter/h/kg of body weight and 0.64 liter/kg, respectively. The covariate analysis showed that current weight, GA, and postnatal age (PNA) had significant impacts on cefotaxime pharmacokinetics. Monte Carlo simulations demonstrated that the current dose recommendations underdosed older newborns. A model-based dosing regimen of 50 mg/kg twice a day to four times a day, according to GA and PNA, was established. The associated risk of overdose for the proposed dosing regimen was 0.01%. We determined the population pharmacokinetics of cefotaxime and established a model-based dosing regimen to optimize treatment for neonates and young infants.

SUBMITTER: Leroux S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5075068 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Population and Developmental Pharmacokinetic Analysis To Evaluate and Optimize Cefotaxime Dosing Regimen in Neonates and Young Infants.

Leroux Stéphanie S Roué Jean-Michel JM Gouyon Jean-Bernard JB Biran Valérie V Zheng Hao H Zhao Wei W Jacqz-Aigrain Evelyne E

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20161021 11

Cefotaxime is one of the most frequently prescribed antibiotics for the treatment of Gram-negative bacterial sepsis in neonates. However, the dosing regimens routinely used in clinical practice vary considerably. The objective of the present study was to conduct a population pharmacokinetic study of cefotaxime in neonates and young infants in order to evaluate and optimize the dosing regimen. An opportunistic sampling strategy combined with population pharmacokinetic analysis using NONMEM softwa ...[more]

PMID: 27572399

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A Population and Developmental Pharmacokinetic Analysis To Evaluate and Optimize Cefotaxime Dosing Regimen in Neonates and Young Infants.

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A Population and Developmental Pharmacokinetic Analysis To Evaluate and Optimize Cefotaxime Dosing Regimen in Neonates and Young Infants.

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