Polymyxin B in combination with doripenem against heteroresistant Acinetobacter baumannii : pharmacodynamics of new dosing strategies
Author(s) -
Gauri G. Rao,
Neang S. Ly,
Jürgen B. Bulitta,
Rachel L. Soon,
Marie D. San Roman,
Patricia N. Holden,
Cornelia B. Landersdorfer,
Roger L. Nation,
Jian Li,
Alan Forrest,
Brian T. Tsuji
Publication year - 2016
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/dkw293
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , doripenem , pharmacodynamics , dosing , medicine , polymyxin b , antibiotics , polymyxin , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , meropenem , pharmacokinetics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , bacteria , antibiotic resistance , genetics
Polymyxin B is being increasingly utilized as a last resort against resistant Gram-negative bacteria. We examined the pharmacodynamics of novel dosing strategies for polymyxin B combinations to maximize efficacy and minimize the emergence of resistance and drug exposure against Acinetobacter baumannii.
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