The suitability of the 18F-labelled fluoroquinolone antibiotic ciprofloxacin ([18F]ciprofloxacin) for imaging of bacterial infections with positron emission tomography (PET) was assessed in vitro and in vivo.
Division of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. oliver.langer@meduniwien.ac.at