Identification of optimal renal dosage adjustments for high-dose extended-infusion cefepime dosing regimens in hospitalized patients
Author(s) -
Evan J. Zasowski,
Christopher M. Bland,
Vincent H. Tam,
Thomas P. Lodise
Publication year - 2014
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/dku435
Subject(s) - dosing , renal function , cefepime , medicine , pharmacokinetics , population , regimen , pharmacodynamics , pharmacology , confidence interval , urology , chemistry , antibiotics , biochemistry , environmental health , antibiotic resistance , imipenem
The objective of this study was to identify optimal renal dose adjustments for 2 g of cefepime every 8 h as a 3 h infusion where the probability of target attainment was optimized and drug accumulation was minimal.
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