Research Article
Comparative Pharmacokinetics of Levofloxacin in Healthy and Renal Damaged Muscovy Ducks following Intravenous and Oral Administration
Table 2
Pharmacokinetic parameters of levofloxacin in healthy and renal damaged ducks after a single PO administration of 10 mg kg−1 bwt ().
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, . : first-order absorption rate constant; : elimination rate constant; : absorption half-life; : elimination half-life; : maximum plasma concentration; : time to peak plasma concentration; MAT: mean absorption time; F: fraction of drug absorbed systemically after PO administration; /MIC: maximum serum concentration/minimum inhibitory concentration ratio; AUC/MIC: area under concentration-time curve/MIC ratio. |