Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare nephrotoxicity of the combinations amikacin/vancomycin and amikacin/teicoplanin. Eighteen male Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups of 6 animals each. The first group received 50 mg.kg-1 of amikacin (i.m. route) and 100 mg.kg-1 of vancomycin (i.p. route). The second group received 50 mg.kg-1 of amikacin (i.m. route) and 40 mg.kg-1 of teicoplanin (i.p. route). The third group received an isotonic solution of sodium chloride. The antibiotics were injected for a period of 6 days. Urine samples of animals were taken 24 h before the beginning of the experiment, then every day, throughout the duration of the treatment (6 days), continuing for an additional 3 days following completion of the administration of the drugs. There were no significant modifications in the urinary excretions of alanine aminopeptidase and the creatinine between the 3 groups; but in the group receiving amikacin/teicoplanin, we observed between days 3 and 8 an increase in the excretion of N-acetyl-beta-D- glucosaminidase when compared to the group receiving amikacin/vancomycin (p < or = 0.05) and to the control group (p < or = 0.01).
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