Relationship between trough plasma and epithelial lining fluid concentrations of voriconazole in lung transplant recipients

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Sep;57(9):4581-3. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00942-13. Epub 2013 Jul 1.

Abstract

Trough (predose) voriconazole concentrations in plasma and pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of lung transplant recipients receiving oral voriconazole preemptive treatment were determined. The mean (± standard deviation [SD]) ELF/plasma ratio was 12.5 ± 6.3. A strong positive linear relationship was noted between trough plasma and ELF voriconazole concentrations (r(2) = 0.87), suggesting the feasibility of using trough plasma voriconazole concentration as a surrogate to estimate the corresponding concentration in ELF of lung transplant recipients.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antifungal Agents / blood*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / drug effects
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoses / prevention & control*
  • Pilot Projects
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pyrimidines / blood*
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacokinetics
  • Triazoles / blood*
  • Triazoles / pharmacokinetics
  • Voriconazole

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Triazoles
  • Voriconazole