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. 2014 Jun;58(6):3053–3059. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02555-13

TABLE 1.

Pharmacokinetic parameters of ciprofloxacin in lung homogenate following a single dose of oral ciprofloxacin, intranasal CFI, or aerosolized CFI

Therapy Dose (mg/kg) Cmax (μg/g) t1/2 (h) Clearance (kg/h/kg) AUC0–24 (h · μg/g)
Oral ciprofloxacin 50 55.8 4.2 5,014.7 9.2
Intranasal CFI 50 3,326.7 6.6 0.8 52,373.8
Aerosolized CFI 1a 116.1 7.4 1.2 772.7
a

Actual received lung dose (determined during pharmacokinetics study from 1-min time point).