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. 1998 Jan;42(1):23–27. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.1.23

TABLE 2.

Pharmacokinetic parameters of the study antibiotics in mouse plasma and lunga

Compartment and drug Tmax (h) Cmax (μg/ml or g) t1/2 (h) AUC0–6 (μg · h/ml or g)
Plasma
 R-95867 0.63 ± 0.13 43.8 ± 5.4 0.48 ± 0.06 55.8 ± 3.84
 CPDX 0.50 ± 0 111 ± 6.8 1.52 ± 0.16 127 ± 6.52
 CFTM 0.50 ± 0 88.7 ± 9.1 1.52 ± 0.16 149 ± 5.51
 CDTR 0.69 ± 0.19 86.2 ± 1.3 1.54 ± 0.13 209 ± 14.1
 CFDN 0.50 ± 0 15.2 ± 3.0 2.84 ± 0.30 37.8 ± 1.77
Lung
 R-95867 0.63 ± 0.13 9.10 ± 0.75 NC 9.04 ± 0.67
 CPDX 0.44 ± 0.06 38.6 ± 4.2 2.20 ± 0.63 49.2 ± 2.51
 CFTM 0.50 ± 0 33.0 ± 6.7 0.41 ± 0.25 40.7 ± 7.61
 CDTR 0.50 ± 0 29.8 ± 0.81 2.85 ± 0.23 77.5 ± 3.97
 CFDN ND ND ND ND
a

Abbreviations: Tmax, time to maximum concentration of drug in serum or lungs; Cmax, maximum concentration of drug in serum or lungs; t1/2, half-life; AUC0–6, area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to 6 h; CPDX, cefpodoxime; CFTM, cefteram; CDTR, cefditoren; CFDN, cefdinir; NC, not calculated (insufficient datum points); ND, not detected.