Moxalactam concentrations in human prostatic tissue

Abstract

The concentrations of moxalactam in human prostatic tissue, obtained by enucleation or transurethral resection, were measured in 10 patients after the intramuscular administration of two 500-mg doses. The average concentrations of moxalactam in prostatic tissue in the enucleated and transurethral resection specimens were 4.0 micrograms/g and 5.2 micrograms/ml, and the ratios of the moxalactam concentrations in prostate to those in plasma were 0.24 and 0.31, respectively. The concentrations of moxalactam achieved in prostatic tissue after the administration of relatively low doses were greater than the minimum inhibitory concentrations of moxalactam for most common gram-negative pathogens. Concentrations of moxalactam in carefully obtained transurethral resection specimens were similar to those found in the enucleated specimens.