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. 2005 Sep;49(9):3676–3681. doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.9.3676-3681.2005

TABLE 5.

Gender effects on pharmacokinetics of linezolid

Parameter Median value (interquartile range)
P value
Males (n = 7) Females (n = 10)
Ka (h−1) 0.750 (0.250-6.25) 0.895 (0.75-25.7) 0.23
F 0.774 (0.618-0.878) 0.923 (0.865-1.04) 0.02
K20 (h−1) 0.605 (0.315-0.685) 0.272 (0.205-0.415) 0.04
Vc (liters/kg) 0.267 (0.195-0.330) 0.370 (0.298-0.499) 0.01
K23 (h−1) 2.33 (1.53-4.98) 0.711 (0.3-1.55) 0.01
K32 (h−1) 2.27 (2.12-4.87) 3.70 (0.791-5.05) 0.47