| Literature DB >> 23817382 |
Siow-Chin Heng1, Gregory I Snell, Bronwyn Levvey, Dominic Keating, Glen P Westall, Trevor J Williams, Helen Whitford, Roger L Nation, Monica A Slavin, Orla Morrissey, David C M Kong.
Abstract
Trough (predose) voriconazole concentrations in plasma and pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of lung transplant recipients receiving oral voriconazole preemptive treatment were determined. The mean (± standard deviation [SD]) ELF/plasma ratio was 12.5 ± 6.3. A strong positive linear relationship was noted between trough plasma and ELF voriconazole concentrations (r(2) = 0.87), suggesting the feasibility of using trough plasma voriconazole concentration as a surrogate to estimate the corresponding concentration in ELF of lung transplant recipients.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23817382 PMCID: PMC3754345 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00942-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191