A guide to therapeutic drug monitoring of β‐lactam antibiotics

AJ Fratoni, DP Nicolau, JL Kuti - Pharmacotherapy: The Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) opens the door to personalized medicine, yet it is
infrequently applied to β‐lactam antibiotics, one of the most commonly prescribed drug …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacodynamic Thresholds for Beta-Lactam Antibiotics: A Story of Mouse Versus Man

AV Berry, JL Kuti - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Beta-lactams remain a critical member of our antibiotic armamentarium and are among the
most commonly prescribed antibiotic classes in the inpatient setting. For these agents, the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of therapeutic drug monitoring-based dose optimization of piperacillin/tazobactam on sepsis-related organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis: a …

S Hagel, F Bach, T Brenner, H Bracht… - Intensive Care …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Insufficient antimicrobial exposure is associated with worse outcomes in sepsis. We
evaluated whether therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)-guided antibiotic therapy improves …

Therapeutic drug monitoring of antibiotics: defining the therapeutic range

MH Abdul–Aziz, K Brady, MO Cotta… - Therapeutic drug …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: In the present narrative review, the authors aimed to discuss the relationship
between the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) of antibiotics and clinical …

Beta-lactam target attainment and associated outcomes in patients with bloodstream infections

MH Alshaer, N Maranchick, KM Alexander… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the association between early and cumulative beta-lactam
pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) parameters and therapy outcomes in …

[HTML][HTML] The higher the better? Defining the optimal beta-lactam target for critically ill patients to reach infection resolution and improve outcome

C Scharf, U Liebchen, M Paal, M Taubert… - Journal of Intensive …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Beta-lactam antibiotics are often subject to therapeutic drug monitoring, but
breakpoints of target attainment are mostly based on expert opinions. Studies that show a …

[HTML][HTML] Towards model-informed precision dosing of piperacillin: multicenter systematic external evaluation of pharmacokinetic models in critically ill adults with a …

S Greppmair, A Brinkmann, A Roehr, O Frey… - Intensive Care …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Inadequate piperacillin (PIP) exposure in intensive care unit (ICU) patients
threatens therapeutic success. Model-informed precision dosing (MIPD) might be promising …

Challenges for global antibiotic regimen planning and establishing antimicrobial resistance targets: implications for the WHO Essential Medicines List and AWaRe …

N Reza, A Gerada, KE Stott, A Howard… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY The World Health Organisation's 2022 AWaRe Book provides guidance for the
use of 39 antibiotics to treat 35 infections in primary healthcare and hospital facilities. We …

A review of extended and continuous infusion beta-lactams in pediatric patients

TA Imburgia, ML Kussin - The Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
Intravenous beta-lactam antibiotics are the most prescribed antibiotic class in US
hospitalized patients of all ages; therefore, optimizing their dosing is crucial. Bactericidal …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia: evolution of antimicrobial resistance and implications for therapy

JP Lynch III, GG Zhanel - Seminars in Respiratory and Critical …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), a non–lactose-fermenting gram-negative bacillus, is a
common cause of nosocomial infections in critically ill or debilitated patients, particularly …