Department of Pediatrics, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Queen Sirikit Institute of Child Health, Bangkok, Thailand.
Int J Infect Dis. 2022 Sep;122:603-608. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.07.029. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
To evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters of the 2020 World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended pediatric dosage of levofloxacin and the higher-than-WHO dosage.
Children aged 1-15 years with tuberculosis who received levofloxacin-based treatment for at least 7 days were enrolled. First, five children were enrolled to receive the WHO-recommended dosage (15-20 mg/kg/day), then an additional five children received a dosage higher than the WHO-recommended dosage (20-30 mg/kg/day). Blood samples were collected at predose and postdose 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours. A target of the ratio of the free area under the concentration-time curve to minimum inhibitory concentration (fAUC/MIC) was 100.
The median (interquartile range) age was 9.6 (4.9-10.5) and 12.0 (10.1-12.3) years in the WHO dosage and higher-than-WHO dosage groups, respectively. The median (interquartile range) duration of antituberculosis treatment was 24 (8-24) weeks. The geometric mean (95% confidence interval) of fAUC/MIC was 60.4 (43.5-84.0) and 103.2 (70.1-151.8) in the WHO and higher-than-WHO dosage groups, respectively. There was no adverse event of QT prolongation or any other grade 3 or 4 adverse events.
Levofloxacin at a higher dose of 20-30 mg/kg/day could achieve the fAUC/MIC target in children.
评估世界卫生组织(WHO)推荐的儿童左氧氟沙星剂量和高于 WHO 剂量的药代动力学参数。
纳入至少接受 7 天左氧氟沙星为基础的治疗的 1-15 岁结核病儿童。首先,招募了 5 名儿童接受 WHO 推荐剂量(15-20mg/kg/天),然后另外 5 名儿童接受高于 WHO 推荐剂量(20-30mg/kg/天)。在给药前和给药后 1、2、4、6、8 和 12 小时采集血样。游离浓度-时间曲线下面积与最小抑菌浓度比值(fAUC/MIC)的目标比值为 100。
WHO 剂量组和高于 WHO 剂量组的中位(四分位间距)年龄分别为 9.6(4.9-10.5)和 12.0(10.1-12.3)岁。抗结核治疗的中位(四分位间距)持续时间分别为 24(8-24)周。fAUC/MIC 的几何均数(95%置信区间)分别为 WHO 剂量组 60.4(43.5-84.0)和高于 WHO 剂量组 103.2(70.1-151.8)。没有出现 QT 延长或任何其他 3 级或 4 级不良事件。
左氧氟沙星剂量为 20-30mg/kg/天可使儿童达到 fAUC/MIC 目标。