pharmacokinetics
Clinical TherapeuticsPopulation Pharmacokinetics and Exposure-Response Analysis of Tribendimidine To Improve Treatment for Children with Hookworm InfectionTribendimidine has been successful in treating hookworm infections and may serve as an alternative to albendazole should resistance arise. Our aims were to (i) characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of tribendimidine’s primary metabolite, deacetylated amidantel (dADT), and secondary metabolite, acetylated derivative of amidantel (adADT), in school-aged children and adolescents, (ii) link exposure to efficacy against hookworm, and (iii)...
Experimental TherapeuticsPharmacokinetics and Time-Kill Study of Inhaled Antipseudomonal Bacteriophage Therapy in MiceInhaled bacteriophage (phage) therapy is a potential alternative to conventional antibiotic therapy to combat multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. However, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of phages are fundamentally different from antibiotics and the lack of understanding potentially limits optimal dosing. The aim of this study...
Experimental TherapeuticsIs Once-Daily High-Dose Ceftriaxone plus Ampicillin an Alternative for Enterococcus faecalis Infective Endocarditis in Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Programs?Ceftriaxone administered as once-daily high-dose short infusion combined with ampicillin has been proposed for the treatment of Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy programs (OPAT). This combination requires synergistic activity, but the attainment of ceftriaxone synergic concentration (Cs) with the regimen proposed...
Clinical TherapeuticsA Systematic Review of Studies Reporting Antibiotic Pharmacokinetic Data in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Critically Ill Patients with Uninflamed MeningesVentriculostomy-associated infections in critically ill patients remain therapeutically challenging because of drug- and disease-related factors that contribute to suboptimal antibiotic concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid. Optimal antibiotic dosing for the treatment and prevention of such infections should be based on robust and contextually specific pharmacokinetic data. The objects of this study were to describe and critically...
PharmacologyIsavuconazole Therapeutic Drug Monitoring during Long-Term Treatment for Chronic Pulmonary AspergillosisIsavuconazole is the newest triazole antifungal, and it displays a favorable pharmacokinetic and safety profile. Less is known about its long-term use in immunocompetent hosts. We performed a retrospective service evaluation of isavuconazole therapeutic drug monitoring in patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. Adverse events (AEs) and dose adjustments made during routine clinical practice were recorded, and AEs were classified...
Antiviral AgentsLow Tenofovir Plasma Exposure in HIV Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Recipients with Gastrointestinal DisordersFour pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users with gastrointestinal disorders (sleeve gastrectomy, terminal ileitis, celiac disease, or chronic diarrhea) and receiving oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) were included. Despite self-reported high adherence, trough plasma tenofovir concentrations (after supervised intake) were significantly lower in these patients than in PrEP recipients without gastrointestinal...
Clinical TherapeuticsClinical Pharmacokinetics of Fosfomycin after Continuous Infusion Compared with Intermittent Infusion: a Randomized Crossover Study in Healthy VolunteersContinuous infusion (CON) of fosfomycin has been proposed as potentially advantageous in certain clinical scenarios. However, no clinical data on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of fosfomycin after CON are available to date. This study aimed to investigate the PK of fosfomycin after CON and compare it with intermittent infusion (INT) of fosfomycin. A randomized two-way crossover study including 8 healthy male volunteers was performed. Each...
PharmacologyPharmacokinetic Model for Cefuroxime Dosing during Cardiac Surgery under Cardiopulmonary BypassCefuroxime (CXM) is an antibiotic recommended for surgical site infection prevention in cardiac surgery. However, the dosing regimens commonly used do not sustain therapeutic concentrations throughout surgery. The aim of this study was to conduct a population analysis of CXM pharmacokinetics (PK), and to propose an optimized dosing regimen. Adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) received a 1,500 mg...
Clinical TherapeuticsA Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Continuous Infusion of Cloxacillin during Staphylococcus aureus Bone and Joint InfectionsIntravenous administration of antibiotics is recommended during the early phase of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) bone and joint infection (BJI). We sought to compare the plasma concentrations of cloxacillin administered alternately by continuous and intermittent infusion (CI and ItI) in patients with MSSA BJI. In this prospective crossover trial, patients...
