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Double blind placebo-controlled trial of pleconaril in infants with enterovirus meningitis
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Background Enterovirus (EV) meningitis is common in infants and may have neurologic complications. Treatment of older children and adults with pleconaril has been associated with reduced severity and duration of symptoms. This study evaluated the pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of pleconaril in infants with EV meningitis. Methods Infants Results Of 21 evaluable subjects 20 were confirmed with EV infection (12 pleconaril, 8 placebo). Among pleconaril-treated subjects 26 of 29 peak and trough pleconaril levels exceeded the 90% inhibitory concentration for EVs. A median 3.5-fold drug accumulation occurred between Days 2 and 7. Pleconaril was well-tolerated, although twice as many adverse events occurred per subject in the pleconaril group. Serial cultures from the oropharynx, rectum and serum had low yield ( or =50%) persisting through Day 14. No significant differences in duration of positivity by culture or PCR, hospitalization or symptoms were detected between groups. Conclusions The dose of pleconaril studied provided sufficient plasma levels and was well-tolerated; however, drug accumulation was evident. The low yields of serial viral cultures, relatively short and benign clinical courses and the small number of subjects enrolled precluded demonstration of efficacy. If this medication is to be prescribed in infants, surveillance for toxicity related to drug accumulation will be necessary.
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“Several studies have shown that pleconaril plays an important role in shortening the course of symptoms, especially headache [6, 99]. However, other studies have shown that there was no significant difference between treatment and placebo groups [100].”
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- ABZUG, M. J., CLOUD, G., BRADLEY, J., SÁNCHEZ, P. J., ROMERO, J., POWELL, D., LEPOW, M., MANI, C., CAPPARELLI, E. V., BLOUNT, S., LAKEMAN, F., WHITLEY, R. J., & KIMBERLIN, D. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Colorado Anschutz (US)
- Venue
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2003-04
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 335-340
- ISSN
- 0891-3668 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2054734620
- Cited by
- 138
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 4.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (n01ai062554-008, n01ai015113-000)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (N01-AI -15113, N01 AI 62554)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Literature Analysis and Criticism
- Keywords
- pleconaril, enterovirus meningitis, infants, pharmacokinetics, drug accumulation, antiviral therapy, PCR detection, drug safety, adverse events, neurological complications
- MeSH terms
- Administration, Oral, Biological Availability, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Enterovirus Infections, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Male, Meningitis, Viral, Oxadiazoles, Oxazoles, Probability, Reference Values, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome, Risk Assessment
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