Abstract:Following a 400 mg preoperative oral dose, ofloxacin concentrations were measured preoperatively in serum and at the time of tissue removal in serum, gall bladder fluid, the gall bladder wall, liver tissue, muscle, fascia, subcutaneous fat and skin. Serum values were more or less constantly above 3 mg/l at all times. The highest intraoperative ofloxacin concentration was 11.85 mg/l in the gall bladder fluid. In the gall bladder wall, liver and muscle, concentrations were slightly higher than in the serum, wher… Show more
“…Therapeutic levels were also found in blister fluid (31,61), infected bone (18, 61), soft tissue (32), skin (11,32), muscle (11,18,61), liver (11), gynecological tissues (23,60), prostate (6,61), and pleural fluid (61). IN …”
“…Therapeutic levels were also found in blister fluid (31,61), infected bone (18, 61), soft tissue (32), skin (11,32), muscle (11,18,61), liver (11), gynecological tissues (23,60), prostate (6,61), and pleural fluid (61). IN …”
“…In patients with T tube biliary drainage, the ofloxacin concentration in T tube bile, 2 h after a single 200-mg dose, was 7.28 B 3.45 Ìg/ml. Duben et al [135] reported an ofloxacin concentration of 3.31 B 2.05 Ìg/ml in serum, 11.85 B 4.75 Ìg/ml in gallbladder bile, 4.59 B 2.72 Ìg/ml in gallbladder wall and 4.59 B 3.46 Ìg/ml in liver during cholecystectomy scheduled 9-10 h after a 400-mg single dose.…”
The development of drugs able to prevent and cure bacterial infections is one of the 20th century’s major contributions to human longevity and quality of life. Antibacterial agents are among the most commonly prescribed drugs of any kind worldwide. Used appropriately, these drugs are lifesaving. To eliminate an infection as rapidly as possible, a sufficient concentration of the drug(s) chosen must reach the site of infection. Serum/tissue concentration is a result of various parameters such as absorption, excretion, protein binding and metabolic inactivation. Biliary excretion is an important route for the elimination of some drugs and drug metabolites in humans. Thus, drugs with a high bile concentration are indicated for the treatment of gallbladder infectious diseases. We present a review of a large number of antimicrobial agents most commonly used in daily clinical practice, with regard to their biliary excretion.
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