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!Blood
!Blood
!CNS
!CNS
!Vitreous
!Urine
!Urine
!Prostate
!Prostate
!Necrotic
!Necrotic
|-
|-
! colspan="7" |Antibiotics: Ξ²-Lactams
! colspan="8" |Antibiotics: Ξ²-Lactams
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |Penicillins
| rowspan="3" |[[Penicillins]]
|Ξ²-lactamase inhibitors
|Ξ²-lactamase inhibitors
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|-
|[[ampicillin]]
|[[ampicillin]]
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
|
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
|-
|-
|[[piperacillin-tazobactam]]
|[[piperacillin-tazobactam]]
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |–
|
| style="text-align:center" |–
|
| style="text-align:center" |
| +†
| style="text-align:center" | +†
|
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |Cephalosporins
| rowspan="6" |[[Cephalosporins]]
|first-generation cephalosporins
|first-generation cephalosporins
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
|
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
|-
|-
|second-generation cephalosporins
|second-generation cephalosporins
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |
|
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|-
|third-generation cephalosporins
|third-generation cephalosporins
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +†
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[ceftriaxone]]
|
| +
|
|
|
|
|
|
| +†
|
|
|-
|-
|[[cefepime]]
|[[cefepime]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
|[[ceftazidime]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Cephamycins]]
|[[cephamycins]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[cefoxitin]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Carbapenems]]
|[[imipenem]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
|[[meropenem]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
! colspan="8" |Antibiotics: Non-Ξ²-Lactams
|-
|[[Aminoglycosides]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
|-
|[[Chloramphenicol]]
|[[chloramphenicol]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Fluoroquinolones]]
|all
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–?
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
|[[moxifloxacin]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|–
|
|
|
|-
|[[Fosfomycin]]
|[[fosfomycin]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[Lincosamides]]
|[[clindamycin]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
|[[Lipopeptides]]
|[[daptomycin]]
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[Macrolides]]
|[[macrolides]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[Nitrofurans]]
|[[nitrofurantoin]]
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
|-
|[[Nitroimidazoles]]
|[[metronidazole]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
|[[Oxazolidinones]]
|[[linezolid]]
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |±‑
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[Rifamycins]]
|[[rifampin]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[Sulfonamides]]
|[[trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Tetracyclines]]
|[[tetracyclines]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[doxycycline]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |Β±[[CiteRef::jodlowski2020do]]
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
! colspan="8" |Antivirals
|-
|-
|[[ceftazidime]]
|
|
|[[acyclovir]] / [[valacyclovir]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|
|
|[[ganciclovir]]
|
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Cephamycins
|[[cephamycins]]
|
|
|[[foscarnet]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
! colspan="8" |Antifungals[[CiteRef::felton2014ti]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Azoles]]
|[[fluconazole]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
|[[itraconazole]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[voriconazole]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Echinocandins]]
|[[anidulafungin]]
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[caspofungin]]
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|[[micafungin]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |Β±
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Polyenes]]
|deoxycholate [[amphotericin B]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
|liposomal [[amphotericin B]]
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |–
| style="text-align:center" |±†
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |
|-
!Class
!Antimicrobial
!Blood
!CNS
!Vitreous
!Urine
!Prostate
!Necrotic
|}

*† if inflammation present
*‑ very low levels, but likely enough for [[Enterococcus]]

==Specific Tissues==

=== Central Nervous System ===

* Reviewed in [[CiteRef::nau2010pe]]

{| class="wikitable"
!Class
!Antimicrobial
!CSF Penetration (AUC)
!With Meningeal Inflammation
|-
! colspan="4" |Antibiotics
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[penicillins]]
|overall
|2%
|2%
|-
|[[ampicillin]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[amoxicillin]]
|
|
|6%
|-
|-
|[[cefoxitin]]
|[[cloxacillin]]
|0.87%
|
|
|-
|[[piperacillin]]
|3%
|32%
|-
| rowspan="3" |beta lactamase inhibitors
|overall
|7%
|10%
|-
|[[clavulanate]]
|4%
|8%
|-
|[[tazobactam]]
|11%
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[cephalosporins]]
|overall
|0.7 to 10%
|15%
|-
|[[cefotaxime]]
|12%
|4 to 17%
|-
|[[ceftriaxone]]
|0.7%
|
|
|-
|[[ceftazidime]]
|0.6%
|
|
| style="text-align:center" |–
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[carbapenems]]
|Carbapenems
|overall
|[[imipenem]]
|20%
|30%
|-
|imipenem
|
|
|14%
|-
|meropenem
|5 to 25%
|39%
|-
|[[aminoglycosides]]
|overall
|20%
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[fluoroquinolones]]
|overall
|30 to 70%
|70 to 90%
|-
|[[ciprofloxacin]]
|24 to 43%
|92%
|-
|[[levofloxacin]]
|71%
|
|
|-
|[[moxifloxacin]]
|46%
|79%
|-
|[[chloramphenicol]]
|
|
|60 to 70%
| style="text-align:center" | +
|60 to 70%
|-
|-
|[[macrolides]]
! colspan="7" |Antibiotics: Non-Ξ²-Lactams
|[[clarithromycin]]
|
|18%
|-
|-
|[[tetracyclines]]
|Aminoglycosides
|[[doxycycline]]
|20%
|20%
|-
|[[fosfomycin]]
|
|
|18%
|
|
|-
|[[linezolid]]
|90%
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[metronidazole]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" |–
|87%
|-
|-
|[[rifamycins]]
|Chloramphenicol
|[[chloramphenicol]]
|[[rifampin]]
|22%
|
|
|-
|[[trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole]]
|[[trimethoprim]]
|18%
|42 to 51%
|-
|
|
|[[sulfamethoxazole]]
|12%
|24 to 30%
|-
|[[glycopeptides]]
|[[vancomycin]]
|14 to 18%
|30%
|-
|antituberculosis medications
|[[isoniazid]]
|
|
|86%
|-
! colspan="4" |Antivirls
|-
| rowspan="2" |anti-herpes nucleoside analogues
|[[acyclovir]]
|31%
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
|-
|[[valacyclovir]]
|Fluoroquinolones
|19%
|
|
|-
|[[foscarnet]]
|
|
|27 to 43%
| style="text-align:center" |–?
|23 to 66%
|-
| rowspan="4" |HIV antiretrovirals
|[[abacavir]]
|35%
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | +
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
|-
|[[zidovudine]]
|Fosfomycin
|75%
|[[fosfomycin]]
|
|
|-
|[[indinavir]]
|6 to 15%
|
|
|-
|[[lopinavir]]
|29%
|
|
| +
|-
! colspan="4" |Antifungals
|-
|
|
|[[flucytosine]]
|
|74%
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[azoles]]
|Lincosamides
|[[clindamycin]]
|[[fluconazole]]
|
|
|86%
| style="text-align:center" |–
|-
|[[voriconazole]]
|
|
|46%
|-
|[[polyenes]]
|[[amphotericin B]]
|
|
|low
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
! colspan="4" |Antiparasitics
|-
|-
|Macrolides
|[[macrolides]]
|
|
|[[albendazole]]
| style="text-align:center" |–
|38 to 43%
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center" | +
|
|[[praziquantel]]
|24%
|
|
|-
|-
|
|Nitrofurans
|[[nitrofurantoin]]
|[[sulfadiazine]]
|27 to 33%
| style="text-align:center" |–
|
| style="text-align:center" |–
|}
| style="text-align:center" | +
===Prostate===
| style="text-align:center" |–

| style="text-align:center" |–
*Poorly penetrated by most antibiotics
*Penetration is higher with a high concentration gradient, high lipid solubility, low degree of ionization, high dissociation constant, low protein binding, and small molecular size
*[[Fluoroquinolones]] are the mainstay of therapy, though there is increasing resistance
*[[TMP-SMX]] often used, though conflicting data about its penetration into the prostate
*[[Minocycline]], [[doxycycline]], and [[macrolides]] achieve high levels in the prostate but are rarely indicated for the causative organisms
*Third-generation [[cephalosporins]] and [[carbapenems]] can be used
*[[Piperacillin]], [[aztreonam]], [[imipenem]], and some [[aminoglycosides]] are likely useful

===Bone===

*Essentially all antibiotics achieve similar bone-to-serum levels, with the exception of oral Ξ²-lactams which nevertheless have no worse outcomes[[CiteRef::landersdorfer2009pe]]

===Eye===

*Ocular compartments include anterior and posterior
**Anterior includes aqeous humour, and is best accessed using topical medications
**Posterior includes vitreous humour, retina, and choroid, and is best accessed using intravitreal or systemic medications
*Penetration of systemic antimicrobials into retina and vitreous is poor (~0 to 2%), but is better with inflammation[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
**Preferred agents for vitreal penetration include [[meropenem]], [[linezolid]], and [[moxifloxacin]]
**Agents that are likely effective, especially when inflammation is present, include [[vancomycin]], [[cefazolin]], [[ceftriaxone]], [[ceftazidime]], [[imipenem]], and [[trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole]], and possible [[daptomycin]] and [[rifampin]]
**Agents that do not reach adequate levels include [[ciprofloxacin]], [[levofloxacin]], [[aminoglycosides]], [[aminopenicillins]], [[piperacillin]], [[cefepime]], and [[clarithromycin]]

{| class="wikitable"
!Class
!Antimicrobial
!Retinal Penetration
!Vitreal Penetration
!Ref
|-
|-
! colspan="5" |Antibiotics
|Nitroimidazoles
|-
|[[metronidazole]]
| rowspan="3" |[[penicillins]]
|[[ampicillin]]
|
|
|below MIC in non-inflamed rabbit eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|[[amoxicillin]]
|
|
|2% (below MIC) in non-inflamed rabbit eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|[[piperacillin]]
|
|
|undetectable in inflamed human eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[cephalosporins]]
|[[cefazolin]]
|
|
|above MIC in inflamed rabbit eyes
| style="text-align:center" | +
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|-
|[[ceftriaxone]]
|Rifamycins
|[[rifampin]]
|
|
|4% in non-inflamed human eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|[[ceftazidime]]
|
|
|30% in inflamed rabbit eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|[[cefipime]]
|
|
|8% in non-inflamed human eyes
| style="text-align:center" | +
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[carbapenems]]
|[[imipenem]]
|
|
|8 to 10% in non-inflamed human eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|-
|[[meropenem]]
|Sulfonamides
|[[trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole]]
|
|
|30% in non-inflamed human eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|[[oxazolidinones]]
|[[linezolid]]
|
|
|30 to 80% in non-inflamed human eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|
|
|[[vancomycin]]
| style="text-align:center" | +
|
|
|above MIC in inflamed rabbit eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Tetracyclines
|[[tetracyclines]]
|
|
|[[daptomycin]]
| style="text-align:center" |–
|
|
|30% in inflamed human eyes
| style="text-align:center" | +
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[aminoglycosides]]
|[[amikacin]]
|
|
|below MIC in inflamed rabbit eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|-
|[[doxycycline]]
|[[gentamicin]]
|
|
|below MIC in inflamed rabbit eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[fluoroquinolones]]
|[[ciprofloxacin]]
|
|
|below MIC in non-inflamed human eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
|[[levofloxacin]]
|
|
|30% but below MIC in non-inflamed human eyes
| +
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
| style="text-align:center" | +
|-
|-
|[[moxifloxacin]]
! colspan="7" |Antifungals
|
|10 to 40% and above MIC in non-inflamed human eyes
|[[CiteRef::brockhaus2019re]]
|-
! colspan="5" |Antifungals
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[azoles]]
|Azoles
|[[fluconazole]]
|[[fluconazole]]
|40 to 50%
|40 to 50%
|[[CiteRef::suzuki2008oc]][[CiteRef::felton2014ti]]
|-
|[[itraconazole]]
|
|
|10% in inflamed eyes
|[[CiteRef::felton2014ti]]
|-
|[[posaconazole]]
|
|
|20% in inflamed eyes
|[[CiteRef::felton2014ti]]
|-
|[[voriconazole]]
|
|
|40 to 100%
|[[CiteRef::felton2014ti]]
|-
|
|
|[[flucytosine]]
| style="text-align:center" | +
|
|40 to 100%
|[[CiteRef::felton2014ti]]
|-
|-
|[[polyenes]]
!Class
|liposomal amphotericin B
!Antimicrobial
|
!Blood
|only detectable in inflamed eyes
!CNS
|[[CiteRef::felton2014ti]]
!Urine
|-
!Prostate
| rowspan="2" |[[echinocandins]]
!Necrotic
|echinocandins
|
|very low penetration
|[[CiteRef::felton2014ti]]
|-
|[[micafungin]]
|excellent
|undetectable
|[[CiteRef::suzuki2008oc]][[CiteRef::felton2014ti]]
|-
! colspan="5" |Antivirals
|-
|
|[[acyclovir]]
|
|above IC
|
|-
|
|[[valacyclovir]]
|
|20 to 30%, above IC in non-inflamed human eyes
|[[CiteRef::huynh2008vi]]
|-
|
|[[ganciclovir]]
|
|close to IC
|
|-
|
|[[foscarnet]]
|100%
|10%, close to IC
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*† if inflammation present

==Prostate==

*Poorly penetrated by most antibiotics
*Penetration is higher with a high concentration gradient, high lipid solubility, low degree of ionization, high dissociation constant, low protein binding, and small molecular size
*[[Fluoroquinolones]] are the mainstay of therapy, though there is increasing resistance
*[[TMP-SMX]] often used, though conflicting data about its penetration into the prostate
*[[Minocycline]], [[doxycycline]], and [[macrolides]] achieve high levels in the prostate but are rarely indicated for the causative organisms
*Third-generation [[cephalosporins]] and [[carbapenems]] can be used
*[[Piperacillin]], [[aztreonam]], [[imipenem]], and some [[aminoglycosides]] are likely useful

[[Category:Antimicrobials]]
[[Category:Antimicrobials]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 19 September 2024

Summary

Class Antimicrobial Blood CNS Vitreous Urine Prostate Necrotic
Antibiotics: Ξ²-Lactams
Penicillins Ξ²-lactamase inhibitors –
ampicillin + Β± –
piperacillin-tazobactam – – +†
Cephalosporins first-generation cephalosporins – – –
second-generation cephalosporins –
third-generation cephalosporins Β± +†
ceftriaxone +
cefepime +
ceftazidime + Β± +
Cephamycins cephamycins –
cefoxitin –
Carbapenems imipenem +
meropenem + + +
Antibiotics: Non-Ξ²-Lactams
Aminoglycosides –
Chloramphenicol chloramphenicol +
Fluoroquinolones all –? + +
moxifloxacin –
Fosfomycin fosfomycin +
Lincosamides clindamycin – +
Lipopeptides daptomycin + – +
Macrolides macrolides – +
Nitrofurans nitrofurantoin – – – + – –
Nitroimidazoles metronidazole +
Oxazolidinones linezolid + + + ±‑
Rifamycins rifampin +
Sulfonamides trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole +
Tetracyclines tetracyclines – +
doxycycline Β±1 + +
Antivirals
acyclovir / valacyclovir +
ganciclovir +
foscarnet
Antifungals2
Azoles fluconazole + + + Β± +
itraconazole Β± – + –
voriconazole Β± Β± Β±
Echinocandins anidulafungin + Β± – Β±
caspofungin + – – Β±
micafungin Β± – Β±
Polyenes deoxycholate amphotericin B – +
liposomal amphotericin B – ±† +
Class Antimicrobial Blood CNS Vitreous Urine Prostate Necrotic
  • † if inflammation present
  • ‑ very low levels, but likely enough for Enterococcus

Specific Tissues

Central Nervous System

  • Reviewed in 3
Class Antimicrobial CSF Penetration (AUC) With Meningeal Inflammation
Antibiotics
penicillins overall 2% 2%
ampicillin
amoxicillin 6%
cloxacillin 0.87%
piperacillin 3% 32%
beta lactamase inhibitors overall 7% 10%
clavulanate 4% 8%
tazobactam 11%
cephalosporins overall 0.7 to 10% 15%
cefotaxime 12% 4 to 17%
ceftriaxone 0.7%
ceftazidime 0.6%
carbapenems overall 20% 30%
imipenem 14%
meropenem 5 to 25% 39%
aminoglycosides overall 20%
fluoroquinolones overall 30 to 70% 70 to 90%
ciprofloxacin 24 to 43% 92%
levofloxacin 71%
moxifloxacin 46% 79%
chloramphenicol 60 to 70% 60 to 70%
macrolides clarithromycin 18%
tetracyclines doxycycline 20% 20%
fosfomycin 18%
linezolid 90%
metronidazole 87%
rifamycins rifampin 22%
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim 18% 42 to 51%
sulfamethoxazole 12% 24 to 30%
glycopeptides vancomycin 14 to 18% 30%
antituberculosis medications isoniazid 86%
Antivirls
anti-herpes nucleoside analogues acyclovir 31%
valacyclovir 19%
foscarnet 27 to 43% 23 to 66%
HIV antiretrovirals abacavir 35%
zidovudine 75%
indinavir 6 to 15%
lopinavir 29%
Antifungals
flucytosine 74%
azoles fluconazole 86%
voriconazole 46%
polyenes amphotericin B low
Antiparasitics
albendazole 38 to 43%
praziquantel 24%
sulfadiazine 27 to 33%

Prostate

  • Poorly penetrated by most antibiotics
  • Penetration is higher with a high concentration gradient, high lipid solubility, low degree of ionization, high dissociation constant, low protein binding, and small molecular size
  • Fluoroquinolones are the mainstay of therapy, though there is increasing resistance
  • TMP-SMX often used, though conflicting data about its penetration into the prostate
  • Minocycline, doxycycline, and macrolides achieve high levels in the prostate but are rarely indicated for the causative organisms
  • Third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems can be used
  • Piperacillin, aztreonam, imipenem, and some aminoglycosides are likely useful

Bone

  • Essentially all antibiotics achieve similar bone-to-serum levels, with the exception of oral Ξ²-lactams which nevertheless have no worse outcomes4

Eye

Class Antimicrobial Retinal Penetration Vitreal Penetration Ref
Antibiotics
penicillins ampicillin below MIC in non-inflamed rabbit eyes 5
amoxicillin 2% (below MIC) in non-inflamed rabbit eyes 5
piperacillin undetectable in inflamed human eyes 5
cephalosporins cefazolin above MIC in inflamed rabbit eyes 5
ceftriaxone 4% in non-inflamed human eyes 5
ceftazidime 30% in inflamed rabbit eyes 5
cefipime 8% in non-inflamed human eyes 5
carbapenems imipenem 8 to 10% in non-inflamed human eyes 5
meropenem 30% in non-inflamed human eyes 5
oxazolidinones linezolid 30 to 80% in non-inflamed human eyes 5
vancomycin above MIC in inflamed rabbit eyes 5
daptomycin 30% in inflamed human eyes 5
aminoglycosides amikacin below MIC in inflamed rabbit eyes 5
gentamicin below MIC in inflamed rabbit eyes 5
fluoroquinolones ciprofloxacin below MIC in non-inflamed human eyes 5
levofloxacin 30% but below MIC in non-inflamed human eyes 5
moxifloxacin 10 to 40% and above MIC in non-inflamed human eyes 5
Antifungals
azoles fluconazole 40 to 50% 40 to 50% 62
itraconazole 10% in inflamed eyes 2
posaconazole 20% in inflamed eyes 2
voriconazole 40 to 100% 2
flucytosine 40 to 100% 2
polyenes liposomal amphotericin B only detectable in inflamed eyes 2
echinocandins echinocandins very low penetration 2
micafungin excellent undetectable 62
Antivirals
acyclovir above IC
valacyclovir 20 to 30%, above IC in non-inflamed human eyes 7
ganciclovir close to IC
foscarnet 100% 10%, close to IC 8

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