Tissue persistence of gentamicin in man
- 25 July 1977
- journal article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA)
- Vol. 238 (4) , 327-329
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.238.4.327
Abstract
A two-compartment pharmcokinetic model was used to caracterize serum concentrations and to predict tissue accumulation of gentamicin in 47 treated patients. Postmortem tissues were obtained in six cases; in each instance, tissues yielded the predicted amount of drug. Slow release of tissue-bound gentamicin accounts for its prolonged retention in the body. The two-compartment model adequately predicts gentamicin accumulation from serum concentrations and explains why this antibiotic persists in serum and urine.Keywords
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