Cerebrospinal fluid pharmacokinetics of ceftaroline in neurosurgical patients with external ventricular drain

International audience; Background: Due to its antibacterial properties ceftaroline could be attractive for the treatment of bacterial postneurosurgicalmeningitis. However only few data are available concerning its meningeal concentrations. The aim of this studywas to investigate ceftaroline cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pharmacokinetics (PK) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with anexternal ventricular drain (EVD).Materials/methods: Patients received a single 600 mg dose of ceftaroline as a one-hour intravenous infusion . Blood and CSFsamples were collected before and 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 hours after the end of the infusion. Concentrations were assayed inplasma and CSF by LC-MS/MS. A tw…