Efficient penetration into aqueous humor by administration of oral and topical levofloxacin.
Efficient penetration into aqueous humor by administration of oral and topical levofloxacin.
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通过口服和局部左氧氟沙星有效渗透到房水中。
DOI:
10.1089/jop.2011.0006
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发表时间:
2011
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通讯作者:
M. Zako
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作者:
M. Ishida;Takuya Kataoka;K. Niwa;M. Iwaki;M. Zako
PURPOSE
We investigated whether an optimized combination of oral and topical levofloxacin would lead to higher levofloxacin concentrations in aqueous humor.
METHODS
Fifteen patients with cataracts in both eyes began topical treatment at 1 week before the first surgery and oral treatment at 1 day before the first surgery. On the day of surgery, they received oral and topical levofloxacin at 4 h and 1 h before surgery, respectively. Two days after the first operation, we performed cataract surgery on the second eye with the same drug administration protocol.
RESULTS
Postsurgery concentrations of levofloxacin in the aqueous humor of the first and second eyes were 2.87±0.89 μg/mL (mean±standard deviation, n=15) and 3.76±1.32 μg/mL, respectively; the levofloxacin level in the second eye was significantly higher than that in the first eye (P=0.0085).
CONCLUSIONS
Our protocol to achieve high aqueous humor concentrations of levofloxacin may be favorable in preventing endophthalmitis after eye surgery.