Ceftriaxone Absorption Enhancement for Noninvasive Administration as an Alternative to Injectable Solutions
Author(s) -
Boubakar Ba,
Karen Gaudin,
Amélie Désiré,
Thida Phoeung,
M. LANGLOIS,
Christian Behl,
Joel Unowsky,
Indravadan H. Patel,
A. Waseem Malick,
Melba Gomes,
Nicholas J. White,
Tina Kauss
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01170-18
Subject(s) - bioavailability , ceftriaxone , medicine , absorption (acoustics) , rectal administration , pharmacology , pharmacokinetics , sepsis , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , acoustics
Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of infant mortality in developing countries because of delayed injectable treatment, making it urgent to develop noninjectable formulations that can reduce treatment delays in resource-limited settings. Ceftriaxone, available only for injection, needs absorption enhancers to achieve adequate bioavailability via nonparenteral administration.
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