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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume 194, Issue 3, Pages 367-374Publisher
EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.023
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ertapenem; pediatric; intra-abdominal; acute pelvic infection
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Background: Ertapenem, a group I carbapenem antibiotic, has been shown to be safe and effective in treating adults with complicated intra-abdominal (cIAI) or acute pelvic infection (API). This study evaluated ertapenem for treating these infections in children. Methods: In an open-label study, children aged 2 to 17 years with cIAI or API were randomized 3:1 to receive ertapenem or ficarcillin/clavulanate. Children 13 to 17 years of age received 1 g parenterally daily, and those 2 to 12 years of age received 15 mg/kg twice daily. Patients < 60 kg received ticarcillin/ clavulanate 50 mg/kg 4 to 6 times daily and 3.1 g 4 to 6 times daily for those >= 60 kg. Patients were assessed for safety and tolerability throughout the study and for efficacy after the completion of therapy. Results: One hundred five patients, 72 (69%) with clAl, received >= 1 dose of study drug and were included in the safety analysis. Eighty-one patients were treated with ertapenem. Infusion site pain was the most common drug-related adverse event in both groups. In the modified intent-to-treat analysis, the age-adjusted posttreatment clinical response rates were 87% (43/50 patients) and 100% (25/25 patients) in the clAl and API patients, respectively, for ertapenem and 73% (11115 evaluable patients) and 100% (8/8 evaluable patients), respectively, for ticarcillin/clavulanate. Overall age-adjusted response rates were 91% (68/75 evaluable patients) for ertapenem and 83% (19/23 evaluable patients) for the comparator. Conclusions: This study suggests that ertapenem is generally safe and efficacious for treating clAl or API in pediatric patients. (c) 2007 Published by Excerpta Medica Inc.
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