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This study examined the effectiveness of niosomes loaded with levofloxacin in treating  Pseudomonas aeruginosa  (American Type Culture Collection—ATCC 27853) infections in Sprague Dawley rats since these infections are becoming more common and resistant to treatment. Levofloxacin entrapped in niosomes was prepared using the thin-film hydration method and was assessed for in vitro release and stability. Three groups of six (6) animals were infected with a lethal dose of  Pseudomonas aeruginosa  via the intraperitoneal (Ip) route. At six (6) hours postinfection, the animals were treated with either drug-free niosomes (control), free levofloxacin (conventional), or levofloxacin trapped in niosomes (Ip) at a dose of 7.5 mg/kg/once daily. Blood was collected via tail snips on days 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 for complete blood counts and viable bacterial counts (CFU/ μ l). At day 10, the animals were sacrificed, and the kidney, liver, and spleen were harvested for bacterial counts. The niosomes showed a sustained drug release profile and were most stable at 4°C. All animals in the control group succumbed to the infection; one animal from the conventional group died, and all niosome treated animals survived at day 10. The mean lymphocyte count (×10 9 ) was lower for the niosome (7.258 ± 1.773) versus conventional group (17.684 ± 10.008) ( p  < 0.03) at day ten (10). Neutrophil counts (×10 9 ) were lower for the niosome (2.563 ± 1.609) versus conventional (6.2 ± 6.548) ( p  < 0.02) groups. Though CFUs in the bloodstream were comparable for both treatment groups, the niosome treated group showed a significant reduction of CFUs in the liver, kidney, and spleen versus the conventional group (1.33 ± 2.074) vs (5.8 ± 3.74) ( p  < 0.043), (1.5 ± 2.35) vs (9.6 ± 8.65) ( p  < 0.038) and (3.8 4.71) vs (25.6 14.66) ( p  < 0.007), respectively. These findings indicate that niosome is promising as a drug delivery system in treating systemic infections, but further work using niosomes with surface modification is recommended.

Efficacy of Levofloxacin Loaded Nonionic Surfactant Vesicles (Niosomes) in a Model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infected Sprague Dawley Rats