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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1977 April; 11(4): 698-700
Copyright © 1977 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Levels of Carbenicillin, Ticarcillin, Cephalothin, Cefazolin, Cefamandole, Gentamicin, Tobramycin, and Amikacin in Human Serum and Interstitial Fluid

Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Akron City Hospital, Akron, Ohio 44309

ABSTRACT

The ability of eight antibiotics (carbenicillin, ticarcillin, cefamandole, cephalothin, cefazolin, gentamicin, tobramycin, and amikacin) to enter human interstitial fluid was evaluated by the skin window technique. All of the antibiotics tested, except cefazolin, which has the highest percentage of protein binding, diffused into the interstitial fluid quite well. This study confirms our previous observation on the effect of high-percentage protein binding on diffusion of a drug into the minimally inflamed extravascular space.