Penetration of ampicillin ('Pondocillin') and amoxycillin ('Imacillin') into bronchial secretions. 1984

H Hagstad

The penetration of ampicillin and amoxycillin into bronchial secretions was investigated by bronchoscopy in 20 patients suffering from exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. Five patients received 500 mg pivampicillin, 8 received 700 mg pivampicillin and 7 received 500 mg amoxycillin. There were no significant differences between these three treatments in respect of the serum and bronchial secretion concentrations at the time of bronchoscopy, nor were there any significant differences in the peak serum level or total bioavailability of each regimen. The concentrations in bronchial secretions, on average, were 5.7%, 9.0% and 7.6% of the corresponding serum concentrations in patients given 500 mg pivampicillin, 700 mg pivampicillin and 500 mg amoxycillin, respectively. The concentration in bronchial secretions exceeded the MIC for sensitive strains of Haemophilus influenzae in more cases treated with pivampicillin than with amoxycillin.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008826 Microbial Sensitivity Tests Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses). Bacterial Sensitivity Tests,Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial,Minimum Inhibitory Concentration,Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Antibiogram,Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Bacterial Sensitivity Test,Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility,Breakpoint Determination, Antimicrobial Susceptibility,Fungal Drug Sensitivity Tests,Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Sensitivity Test, Bacterial,Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial,Test, Bacterial Sensitivity,Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity,Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests,Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Antibiograms,Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory,Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory,Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum,Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum,Microbial Sensitivity Test,Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations,Sensitivity Test, Microbial,Sensitivity Tests, Microbial,Test, Microbial Sensitivity,Tests, Microbial Sensitivity
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010917 Pivampicillin Pivalate ester analog of AMPICILLIN. Ampicillin Pivaloyl Ester,Berocillin,Pivamiser,Pivampicillin Hydrochloride,Pivampicillin Monohydrochloride,Pondocillin,Ester, Ampicillin Pivaloyl,Hydrochloride, Pivampicillin,Monohydrochloride, Pivampicillin
D001980 Bronchi The larger air passages of the lungs arising from the terminal bifurcation of the TRACHEA. They include the largest two primary bronchi which branch out into secondary bronchi, and tertiary bronchi which extend into BRONCHIOLES and PULMONARY ALVEOLI. Primary Bronchi,Primary Bronchus,Secondary Bronchi,Secondary Bronchus,Tertiary Bronchi,Tertiary Bronchus,Bronchi, Primary,Bronchi, Secondary,Bronchi, Tertiary,Bronchus,Bronchus, Primary,Bronchus, Secondary,Bronchus, Tertiary
D001991 Bronchitis Inflammation of the large airways in the lung including any part of the BRONCHI, from the PRIMARY BRONCHI to the TERTIARY BRONCHI. Bronchitides
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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