fAUC/MIC is the most predictive pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic index of colistin against Acinetobacter baumannii in murine thigh and lung infection models
Author(s) -
Rajesh V. Dudhani,
John Turnidge,
Roger L. Nation,
Jian Li
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkq226
Subject(s) - colistin , acinetobacter baumannii , medicine , pharmacokinetics , pharmacodynamics , pharmacology , acinetobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , bacteria , genetics
To elucidate the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) index that predicts colistin efficacy against Acinetobacter baumannii in neutropenic murine thigh and lung infection models, and to determine the extent of the emergence of resistance in vivo to colistin.
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