title: Determination of levofloxacin in plasma, bronchoalveolar lavage and bone tissues by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection using a fully automated extraction method.
abstract: The aim of this study was to develop a specific and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay for the determination of levofloxacin in human plasma, bronchoalveolar lavage and bone tissues. The sample extraction was based on a fully automated liquid-solid extraction with an OASIS cartridge. The method used ultraviolet detection set at a wavelength of 299 nm and a separation with a Supelcosil ABZ+ column. The assay has been found linear over the concentration range 0.25-25 microg/ml for levofloxacin in plasma, 1-6 microg/ml in bronchoalveolar lavage and 0.5-10 microg/g for bone tissues and it provided good validation data for accuracy and precision. The assay will be applied to determine the penetration of levofloxacin in human bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and bone tissues during pharmacokinetic steady state.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Magellan Avenue, 33604 Pessac, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Djabarouti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boselli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allaouchiche
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Gordien
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bernadou
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Saux
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Breilh
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D001331:Automation; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry*; D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin