Affiliation:
1. Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
Enoxacin concentrations in bone were measured in 24 patients without infection and in 7 with osteomyelitis after one or two doses of 400 mg of enoxacin administered orally or intravenously. Enoxacin concentrations were measured in serum and bone (cortical and cancellous) by high-pressure liquid chromatography. The mean concentration in serum was 2.4 +/- 1.0 micrograms/ml (range, 1.3 to 5.2 micrograms/ml) and was highest after two intravenous doses (3.1 +/- 0.9 micrograms/ml). The mean concentration in cortical bone was 1.0 +/- 0.9 micrograms/g (range, 0.4 to 4.8 micrograms/g) and was highest in patients with osteomyelitis (1.3 +/- 1.6 micrograms/g), but this was not statistically significant. The concentration of enoxacin in cancellous bone was significantly higher than that in cortical bone, with a penetration of 82 versus 40%. Oral enoxacin in practical doses can provide significant levels in bone, and further studies are warranted to determine its therapeutic efficacy in osteomyelitis.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Pharmacology
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