title: Concentrations of oral lomefloxacin in serum and bronchial mucosa.
abstract: The bronchial mucosal concentrations of lomefloxacin were determined for specimens obtained by fiber-optic bronchoscopy and compared with simultaneous concentrations in serum. The 23 patients studied were given an oral dose of 400 mg once daily for 4 days to achieve steady-state levels. The median concentration in serum was 2.5 micrograms/ml (range, 1.0 to 5 micrograms/ml), and the median bronchial mucosal concentration was 5.0 micrograms/g (range, 0.7 to 18.6 micrograms/g). The median percent penetration was 177% (range, 69 to 541%). The concentrations in serum and mucosa exceeded the MIC for 90% of strains of organisms causing bronchial infections but not sufficiently to recommend lomefloxacin for the routine treatment of pneumococcal infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Honeybourne
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ashby
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D015363:Quinolones
chemical_list: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D015363:Quinolones; C053091:lomefloxacin