Bactericidal activity of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and ofloxacin in serum and urine after oral administration to healthy volunteers
A 200 mg oral dose of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin or ofloxacin was administered to six healthy male volunteers in a three way cross-over study in order to examine the kinetics in humans in relation to the bactericidal activity in serum and urine. Serum concentrations for ciprofloxacin were similar to...
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Published in: | Infection Vol. 16; no. 1; p. su |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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01-01-1988
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Summary: | A 200 mg oral dose of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin or ofloxacin was administered to six healthy male volunteers in a three way cross-over study in order to examine the kinetics in humans in relation to the bactericidal activity in serum and urine. Serum concentrations for ciprofloxacin were similar to norfloxacin and lower than ofloxacin. Despite this fact, ciprofloxacin showed the highest serum bactericidal titers compared to norfloxacin and ofloxacin when serum-resistant Escherichia coli C14 was used as a test organism. These results correlate with observations from timekill curve studies in human whole blood, where ciprofloxacin showed superior bactericidal activity compared to norfloxacin or ofloxacin. |
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ISSN: | 0300-8126 |