| Literature DB >> 26666918 |
Zaineb A F Albayati1, Manjula Sunkara2, Suzannah M Schmidt-Malan3, Melissa J Karau3, Andrew J Morris2, James M Steckelberg4, Robin Patel5, Philip J Breen1, Mark S Smeltzer6, K Grant Taylor7, Kevyn E Merten8, William M Pierce9, Peter A Crooks10.
Abstract
We examined the pharmacokinetic properties of vancomycin conjugated to a bone-targeting agent (BT) with high affinity for hydroxyapatite after systemic intravenous administration. The results confirm enhanced persistence of BT-vancomycin in plasma and enhanced accumulation in bone relative to vancomycin. This suggests that BT-vancomycin may be a potential carrier for the systemic targeted delivery of vancomycin in the treatment of bone infections, potentially reducing the reliance on surgical debridement to achieve the desired therapeutic outcome.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26666918 PMCID: PMC4776008 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01609-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191