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Case Reports
. 2012 Feb;31(2):197-9.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31823980c3.

Pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin in an infant with Mycoplasma hominis meningitis

Kevin M Watt  1 , Matthew M Massaro, Brian Smith, Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez, Daniel K Benjamin Jr, Matthew M Laughon
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Pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin in an infant with Mycoplasma hominis meningitis

Kevin M Watt et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Treatment of Mycoplasma hominis meningitis in infants is limited by a lack of consensus regarding therapy and limited pharmacokinetic data for agents to which M. hominis is susceptible. We report the successful treatment of a premature infant suffering from M. hominis meningitis with doxycycline and moxifloxacin and provide a pharmacokinetic profile of moxifloxacin.

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Moxifloxacin serum concentrations in an infant compared with adults * Adult data adapted from Avelox® Label (Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Leverkusen, Germany).
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