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. 1989 Aug;33(8):1326–1328. doi: 10.1128/aac.33.8.1326

Cephalosporin penetration into soft tissue of paralyzed limbs.

R Darouiche 1, D Musher 1, R Hamill 1, C Ou 1, C Rognerud 1
PMCID: PMC172648  PMID: 2802559

Abstract

Poor penetration of antibiotics into paralyzed tissue may contribute to the difficulty of curing soft tissue infections in paralyzed limbs. A novel model of spinal cord hemisection was used to induce paralysis of one hind leg in mice. Five, 10, or 20 days after induction of paralysis, six groups of 10 mice were injected intravenously with a single dose or with four sequential doses of cefepime, a new broad-spectrum cephalosporin, and then sacrificed. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to compare cefepime levels in soft tissue homogenates of paralyzed and normal hind legs; no significant differences were found in any group. Factors other than antibiotic delivery may be responsible for difficulty in curing infections in paralyzed soft tissue.

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