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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
Antimicrobial treatment of otitis media, especially drug dosing considerations, is largely empiric, with few reported pharmacologic studies of drug distribution into the middle ear. A chinchilla animal model of serous and purulent otitis media has been used for some time to investigate mechanisms of disease pathogenesis. This model was adapted to investigate the penetration of amoxicillin, trimethoprim, and sulfamethoxazole into middle ear effusion. Purulent otitis media was produced by direct middle ear inoculation with type 7F Streptococcus pneumoniae. Serous otitis media was produced by eustachian tube obstruction using silastic sponge or Coeflex cement, but the Coeflex caused an undesirable local inflammatory response. The three antibiotics were administered to chinchillas with serous and purulent middle ear effusion. Plasma and ear fluid drug concentrations were measured by liquid chromatography and demonstrated the value of this model in assessing antibiotic penetration.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0724-8741
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
279-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Experimental animal models for studying antimicrobial pharmacokinetics in otitis media.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Minnesota Otitis Media Research Center, Minneapolis 55455.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.