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S. M. FARHAT, M.D.; D. L. SCHELHART, B.S.; M. M. MUSSELMAN, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1958;76(5):762-765.

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High levels of antibiotics in the serum may be fatal.^1,2 We have found toxic levels in some patients who had depressed urinary output. These patients were on usual dosages of the antibiotics. They showed a unique pattern of signs and symptoms. They developed high fever, twitching of their extremities, lethargy, shock, and respiratory failure. These patients also had high serum levels of nonprotein nitrogen. These findings led us to determine in experimental animals what serum levels of antibiotics are toxic, whether toxic levels could cause the above signs and symptoms, and whether high levels could cause renal damage.

Material and Methods

Oxytetracycline, tetracycline,* chlortetracycline, and chloramphenicol were studied. Each antibiotic was given intraperitoneally in three divided doses per day to a different group of rabbits. One or two animals in each group served as controls and received saline intraperitoneally. All the animals received food and fluids ad lib. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Omaha

Footnotes
Read at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Western Surgical Association, Salt Lake City, Nov. 22, 1957.

This project was supported in part by a grant from Chas. Pfizer & Company, Inc. From the Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska College of Medicine.

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