title: Penetration of clindamycin into experimental Staphylococcus aureus infections.
abstract: Inactivation of clindamycin at the site of experimental infection with Staphylococcus aureus was studied using rabbits with plastic capsules implanted in the peritoneal cavity. The mean percentage penetration of bioactive clindamycin (concentration in capsule divided by simultaneous concentration in serum times 100) into infected and noninfected capsules was 30.4 per cent and 13.0 per cent, respectively. In contrast, the mean penetration of radiolabeled clindamycin into infected capsules was 38.4 per cent. These findings indicate that the observed loss of bioactivity in infected capsules is due to intracapsular inactivation of clindamycin and not to an alteration in capsular permeability. Biologic inactivation of clindamycin was not evident after in vitro incubation of the drug with Staphylococcus aureus. These results suggest that the observed loss of bioactivity may be due to chemical modification by enzymes in the inflammatory exudate or to binding of the antibiotic to tissue components.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002214:Capsules; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D011817:Rabbits; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D002981:Clindamycin