Fluconazole penetration in cerebral parenchyma in humans at steady state.
AUTOR(ES)
Thaler, F
RESUMO
We studied fluconazole penetration in the brain in five patients who had a deep cerebral tumor whose removal required the excision of healthy brain tissue. Plasma and brain samples were simultaneously obtained after oral ingestion of 400 mg of fluconazole daily for 4 days (90% of steady state). Fluconazole penetration in healthy cerebral parenchyma was determined. Plasma and brain samples were assayed by high-pressure liquid chromatography. Concentrations in plasma and brain tissue were 13.5 +/- 5.5 micrograms/ml and 17.6 +/- 6.6 micrograms/g, respectively. The average ratio of concentrations in the brain and plasma (four patients) was 1.33 (range, 0.70 to 2.39). Despite the lack of data concerning the penetration of fluconazole in brain abscesses, these results should permit the use of a daily dose of 400 mg of fluconazole in prospective clinical studies that evaluate the effectiveness of this drug in the treatment of brain abscesses due to susceptible species of fungi.
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