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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2009, p. 1218-1220, Vol. 53, No. 3
0066-4804/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.01386-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Bronchopulmonary Disposition of Micafungin in Healthy Adult Volunteers{triangledown}

Anthony M. Nicasio,1 Pamela R. Tessier,1 David P. Nicolau,1,2 R. Fredrick Knauft,3 John Russomanno,3 Eric Shore,3 and Joseph L. Kuti1*

Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development,1 Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases,2 Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut3

Received 15 October 2008/ Returned for modification 24 November 2008/ Accepted 18 December 2008

By way of bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage, intrapulmonary steady-state concentrations of micafungin administered at 150 mg daily to 15 healthy volunteers were determined at 4, 12, and 24 h after the third dose. The micafungin disposition was predominantly intracellular, with approximately 106% penetration into alveolar macrophages and 5% penetration into epithelial lining fluid.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development, Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour St., Hartford, CT 06102. Phone: (860) 545-3612. Fax: (860) 545-3992. E-mail: jkuti{at}harthosp.org

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 29 December 2008.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2009, p. 1218-1220, Vol. 53, No. 3
0066-4804/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.01386-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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