Penetration of Ceftaroline Into Cerebrospinal Fluid(CSF)

Summary

Ceftaroline is a piece of new cephalosporin very active on resistant staphylococci in methicillin (SEMR: Staphylococcus Epidermidis Resistant in Methicillin, SMAR: Staphylococcus Aureus Resistant in Methicillin)and/or in vancomycin ; Ceftaroline is also very active on pneumococci resistant in penicillin and/or 3rd generation of cephalosporins. Ceftaroline was approved by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections and community-acquired pneumonia. Scientific literature describes a good efficiency in septicemy and/or SAMR endocarditis. Besides, a study on animal shows the efficiency of ceftaroline in meningeal infections with gram-negative Bacilli. The rationale of this study is based on the antibacterial spectra of ceftaroline that could be used for the antibacterial treatment (curative and prophylactic) of CSF shunt associated infections. To validate this hypothesis, it is necessary to evaluate the concentration of ceftaroline in meningeal compartment after treatment.

Timeline

Start

2015-04-29

Primary completion

2016-10-24

Completion

2016-10-24

Publications

• Chauzy A, Nadji A, Combes JC, Defrance N, Bouhemad B, Couet W, Chavanet P. Cerebrospinal fluid pharmacokinetics of ceftaroline in neurosurgical patients with an external ventricular drain. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Mar 1;74(3):675-681. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky489.

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