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Quantification of Cefepime, Meropenem, Piperacillin, and Tazobactam in Human Plasma Using a Sensitive and Robust Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method, Part 1: Assay Development and Validation
Author(s) -
Ronilda D’Cunha,
Thanh Bach,
Beth Ann Young,
Peizhi Li,
Demet Nalbant,
Jun Zhang,
Patricia Winokur,
Guohua An
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.00859-18
Subject(s) - cefepime , tazobactam , meropenem , piperacillin , chromatography , piperacillin/tazobactam , protein precipitation , chemistry , therapeutic drug monitoring , selected reaction monitoring , tandem mass spectrometry , sample preparation , analyte , mass spectrometry , pharmacokinetics , antibiotics , pharmacology , medicine , imipenem , antibiotic resistance , biochemistry , biology , bacteria , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genetics
The highly variable pharmacokinetics of β-lactam antibiotics and β-lactamase inhibitors poses a significant challenge to clinicians in ensuring appropriate antibiotic doses in critically ill patients. Therefore, routine monitoring of plasma concentrations is important for individualization of antimicrobial therapy.

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