3H-Spiramycin penetration into fibrin vegetations in an experimental model of streptococcal endocarditis
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Vol. 22 (Supplement) , 127-133
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/22.supplement_b.127
Abstract
In-vivo diffusion of labelled spiramycin into fibrin was investigated in a rabbit model of left sided subacute endocarditis caused by a nutritionally variant streptococcus that produces large fibrin vegetations. Animals received one 30min infusion of different doses of 3H spiramycin alone (73·4±3·5 μCi and 846μCi) or 57·5±3·5 μCi in combination with 50mg/kg ‘cold’ spiramycin. Thirty minutes after the end of infusion (T30) these vegetation/blood and vegetation/muscle ratios were between 1 and 2 and the vegetation/plasma ratio was between 2 and 4 for the three doses tested. Autoradiography showed that 3H spiramycin was homogeneously distributed throughout the vegetation in comparison with some other drugs. On the other hand, there were considerable differences in antibiotic concentration among different vegetations in a single animal.Keywords
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