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Vancomycin (VM) is used as empirical therapy for bacterial meningitis (BM). We investigated the relationship of the microbiological efficacy of VM for BM with VM minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC VM ), serum VM trough concentration (VM ser ) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein (P)/serum albumin (SA) ratio, which may reflect the extent of blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption. Twelve BM patients were enrolled and VM was microbiologically effective in seven (58.3%). VM ser , MIC VM , and CSF-P/SA ratio were not associated with the microbiological efficacy of VM. The microbiological efficacy of VM was significantly associated with CSF-P/SA ratio multiplied by VM ser  relative to the MIC VM  (η = 0.61,  p  = 0.04). These results indicate that the parameter combining VM ser , MIC VM , and the extent of BBB disruption could be associated with the microbiological efficacy of VM in BM patients.

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Evaluation of association between parameters related to penetration into cerebrospinal fluid and the microbiological efficacy of vancomycin in patients with bacterial meningitis