LEVELS OF AZITHROMYCIN AND ALPHA-1-ACID GLYCOPROTEIN IN SERUM IN PATIENTS WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

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BOHTE, R [1 ]
MATTIE, H [1 ]
VANDERBROEK, PJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LEIDEN HOSP,DEPT INFECT DIS,2300 RC LEIDEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1128/AAC.39.12.2801
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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After an oral dose of 500 mg of azithromycin in patients with community-acquired pneumonia, their serum concentrations ranged between 0.06 and 0.25 mg/liter during the first 12 hours; the calculated percentages of unbound drug varied between 45 and 86%. This study shows that in these patients, the total levels of azithromycin in serum are lower than those expected and that the percentage of bound drug is clinically irrelevant.
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