Table 2 Weight of powder for stock solutions.

From: Chronic wound isolates and their minimum inhibitory concentrations against third generation cephalosporins at a tertiary hospital in Uganda

S/no

Antibiotic

Maximum plasma concentration (desired concentration) µg/ml

References

Weight of powder(g) (desired concentration) × volume of diluent(1000 ml) divide by 1,000,000 (g)

1

Ceftriaxone 1 g (Epicephin)

168 

12

0.168

2

Cefoperazone + Sulbactam 2 g (Sulcef)

159

13

0.159

3

Cefotaxime 1 g (Omnatax)

41.1

14

0.0411

4

Cefpodoxime 200 mg (Ximeprox)

2.7 

15

0.0027

5

Cefixime 400 mg (Gramocef-o 400)

2.47 

16

0.00247

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