Table 2.
Concentrations achieved in the prostate tissue after a specific dose application for individual quinolones.
| Quinolone | Dose [mg] | Concentrations achieved in the prostate tissue [µg/g] | Concentration in tissue/concentration in serum | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin | 200 | 1.02–5.81 | 2.45 | (44) |
| Ofloxacin | 200 | 1.70–6.37 | 2.11 | (45) |
| 300 | 1.94–4.55 | ~1 | (46) | |
| 400 | 2.40–5.58 | ~0.95 | (28) | |
| Fleroxacin | 400 | 0.58–6.80 | 1.12 | (47) |
| Norfloxacin | 200 | 0.63–4.35 | 5.71 | (45) |
| 400 | 0.30–1.73 | 0.87 | (48) | |
| 400 | <0.25–2.55 | 1.68 | (49) | |
| Enoxacin | 200 | 4.5–1.2 | 1.3 | (50) |
| 400 | 5.1 | 2.2 | (51) | |
| 400 | 5.15 | 2.54 | (52) | |
| Lomefloxacin | 400 | 1.1–10.1 | 2.2 | (53) |
| 400 | 4.02 | 1.8 | (54) | |
| 400 | 2.5–10.0 | 1.53 | (55) | |
| Pefloxacin | 800 | 4.39 | ~1 | (56) |
| Levofloxacin | 500 | 17 | 2.96 | (57) |
| 500 | 1.23–20.8 | –––– | (58) | |
| Trovafloxacin | 200 | 4.94 | –––– | (59) |
| Moxifloxacin | 400 | 9.54 | ~2 | (60) |