pediatrics
PharmacologyRifampin Pharmacokinetics and Safety in Preterm and Term InfantsRifampin is active against methicillin-resistant staphylococcal species and tuberculosis (TB). We performed a multicenter, prospective pharmacokinetic (PK) and safety study of intravenous rifampin in infants of <121 days postnatal age (PNA).
PharmacologyPopulation Pharmacokinetic Assessment of Vancomycin Dosing in the Large Pediatric PatientThe most appropriate vancomycin dosing strategy in pediatric patients weighing ≥70 kg (weight based versus non-weight based) to achieve an area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) of ≥400 mg·liter/h and a trough concentration of <20 mg/liter is not known. Population pharmacokinetic analysis determined that dosing of vancomycin should be weight based using fat-free mass, with appropriate adjustment for kidney dysfunction.
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PharmacologyCefepime Pharmacokinetics in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement TherapyThis retrospective study included pediatric intensive care unit patients receiving continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) being treated with cefepime. The free drug concentration above one time the MIC (fT>1×MIC) and four times a presumed MIC (fT>4×MIC) of 8 μg/ml were calculated.
PharmacologyPopulation Pharmacokinetics of the Antimalarial Amodiaquine: a Pooled Analysis To Optimize DosingAmodiaquine plus artesunate is the recommended antimalarial treatment in many countries where malaria is endemic. However, pediatric doses are largely based on a linear extrapolation from adult doses.
- PharmacologyExternal Evaluation of a Gentamicin Infant Population Pharmacokinetic Model Using Data from a National Electronic Health Record Database
Gentamicin is a common antibiotic used in neonates and infants. A recently published population pharmacokinetic (PK) model was developed using data from multiple studies, and the objective of our analyses was to evaluate the feasibility of using a national electronic health record (EHR) database for further external evaluation of this model.
- Clinical TherapeuticsPopulation Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Solithromycin following Intravenous and Oral Administration in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Solithromycin is a novel fluoroketolide antibiotic which was under investigation for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). A phase 1 study was performed to characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety of solithromycin in children.
- Clinical TherapeuticsAmikacin Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Analysis in Pediatric Cancer Patients