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. 2007 Sep 10;52(1):24–36. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00133-06

TABLE 3.

Ratios of antibiotic concentrations (or AUCs) in ELF or cells compared to serum (or unbound free serum) levelsa

Antibiotic Celf/Cs Ccell/Cs Celf/Cfs Ccell/Cfs AUCelf/AUCs AUCcell/AUCs AUCelf/AUCfs AUCcell/AUCfs Reference(s)
Beta-lactams
    Amoxicillin 0.13 0.00 0.16 0.00 34
    Cefdinir 0.12 0.00 0.35 0.00 32
    Cefdinir 0.15 0.00 0.44 0.00 32
    Meropenem 0.28 0.25 0.28 0.26 22
    Meropenem 0.43 0.15 0.44 0.15 22
Macrolides
    Azithromycin 6.30-31.33 718.00-6,841.33 8.18-62.67 932.47-13,682.67 13.31 2,284.69 20.83 3,574.83 15
    Azithromycin 12.63-24.40 533.75-1,010.00 19.73-48.80 833.98-2,020.00 21.29 748.46 34.95 1,228.54 88
    Azithromycin 2.53-57.78 415.73-9,806.45 3.28-115.56 539.91-19,612.90 24.10 3,234.81 34.01 4,564.69 77
    Azithromycin 4.60-20.43 1,756.49-5,242.86 5.60-26.53 2,142.06-6,808.91 5.59 1,828.54 8.87 3,320.07 87
    Clarithromycin 5.17 94.12 25.83 470.58 53,86
    Clarithromycin 12.38-20.00 141.94-432.17 61.89-100.00 709.68-2,160.87 15.42 191.18 77.11 955.88 86,88
    Clarithromycin 13.32-60.75 98.73-721.40 66.59-303.75 493.65-3,607.00 30.27 248.47 151.36 1,242.34 21,86
    Clarithromycin 10.34-25.29 444.94-2,131.58 51.70-126.43 2224.68-10657.89 15.33 626.31 76.65 3,131.54 80,86
    Clarithromycin 39.60 181.00 198.00 905.00 19,86
    Clarithromycin 4.13-38.97 169.33-657.69 20.65-194.87 846.67-3,288.46 8.34 217.55 41.71 1,087.73 44
    Telithromycin 4.83-14.91 42.98-418.18 16.08-49.70 143.27-1,393.94 6.44 124.92 21.48 416.42 72
    Telithromycin 5.38-6.65 36.39-154.60 17.94-22.16 121.29-515.33 57
    Telithromycin 8.01-14.22 37.27-2,019.63 26.68-47.39 124.23-6,732.08 9.23 338.47 30.76 1128.24 60
    Telithromycin 2.27-6.27 48.94-240.27 7.57-20.91 163.15-800.91 3.15 84.18 10.49 280.62 78
    Cethromycin 7.50-20.00 67.50-317.50 75.00-200.00 675.00-3,175.00 12.64 178.27 126.39 1782.71 27
    Cethromycin 7.11-10.00 90.40-670.00 71.05-100.00 904.00-6,700.00 7.87 207.43 78.74 2,074.34 27
Fluoroquinolones
    Ciprofloxacin 0.00-0.89 12.36-28.75 0.00-1.27 17.66-41.07 0.82 15.62 1.174 22.31 45
    Ciprofloxacin 0.90 2.32 1.29 3.31 91
    Ciprofloxacin 1.85 7.7 2.64 11.00 97
    Ciprofloxacin 2.13 11.84 3.04 16.91 9
    Clinafloxacin 1.77 10.20 1.86 10.73 51
    Garenoxacin 0.92-1.65 10.58-18.27 3.67-6.59 42.33-73.09 1.34 13.89 5.38 55.57 3
    Gatifloxacin 1.51-1.75 17.51-36.67 1.89-2.19 21.89-45.84 1.77 24.94 2.21 31.17 52
    Grepafloxacin 10.49-14.88 99.96-268.65 15.35-29.76 199.92-537.30 12.03 175.75 24.05 351.50 33
    Levofloxacin 1.49-3.00 5.38-6.14 2.29-4.61 8.27-9.45 2.08 5.90 3.20 9.07 15
    Levofloxacin 1.17-2.10 11.95-23.00 1.80-3.24 18.39-35.38 1.94 15.71 2.99 24.16 45
    Levofloxacin 0.86-2.26 8.77-8.94 1.32-3.48 13.50-13.75 1.90 8.83 2.92 13.59 45
    Levofloxacin 0.80-3.00 4.00-9.60 1.23-4.62 6.15-14.77 2.15 7.23 3.30 11.13 5
    Levofloxacin 1.53-2.58 11.23-17.70 2.36-3.97 17.27-27.23 1.75 12.82 2.69 19.72 87
    Levofloxacin 1.72-2.06 12.47-22.22 2.64-3.17 19.19-34.18 1.59 14.44 2.45 22.22 87
    Levofloxacin 2.69 4.90 4.14 7.54 28
    Lomefloxacin 1.86 20.47 2.07 22.74 9
    Moxifloxacin 5.18-7.00 17.61-70.39 9.58-12.96 32.61-130.36 5.18 13.59 9.59 25.16 93
    Moxifloxacin 3.61-7.32 14.76-55.77 6.54-13.56 27.33-103.28 4.92 27.33 9.11 50.61 15
    Pefloxacin 13.10-13.44 13.78-18.69 17.46-17.91 18.37-24.92 79
    Rufloxacin 5.08-11.67 9.97-27.17 12.71-29.17 24.93-67.92 7.66 21.55 19.14 53.88 99
    Sparfloxacin 8.17-17.00 42.63-126.33 13.61-28.33 71.04-210.56 12.60 61.24 21.00 102.07 100
    Sparfloxacin 12.50 44.75 20.83 74.58 100
    Sparfloxacin 19.27-65.71 29.18-71.63 32.12-109.52 48.64-119.39 31.93 40.71 53.22 67.85 91
    Temafloxacin 3.13 5.7 4.22 7.70 97
    Temafloxacin 3.06 8.81 4.14 11.91 8
    Trovafloxacin 2.16-5.53 13.32-22.55 16.62-42.54 102.46-173.46 3.65 17.55 28.09 135.01 4
    Trovafloxacin 5.85 24.10 45.00 185.38 4
Others
    Pyrazinamide 13.60-24.76 0.49-1.09 27.20-49.51 0.98-2.17 20
    Ethionamide 6.57-10.33 0.33-0.71 9.39-14.76 0.48-1.02 30
    Linezolid 2.38-4.22 0.11-0.17 3.45-6.12 0.16-0.24 3.29 0.15 4.77 0.22 26
    Linezolid 8.35 0.71 12.10 1.03 54
    Itraconazole 0.14-0.56 2.33-5.44 14.29-55.56 233.33-544.44 0.22 2.94 21.51 293.60 25
    Tigecyline 1.32 77.46 5.27 309.83 23
    Rifampin 0.17-0.31 0.71-1.50 0.83-1.56 3.54-7.50 18
    Rifampin 0.34 16.26 1.70 81.30 103
    Ethambutol 0.92-1.13 19.17-48.24 1.22-1.51 25.56-64.31 26
    Isoniazid fast acetylator 1.74-5.88 1.48-13.42 1.74-5.88 1.48-13.42 29
    Isoniazid slow acetylator 1.37-5.69 0.74-4.40 1.37-5.69 0.74-4.40 29
    Rifapentine 0.14-0.24 0.18-0.38 6.14-10.60 7.67-16.35 0.21 0.26 9.28 11.12 31
a

Cs, serum concentration; Cfs, free serum concentration; AUCs, area under the concentration-time curve in serum.