Dose Optimization of Colistin Combinations against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in China by Using an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model
Author(s) -
Xingchen Bian,
Xiaofen Liu,
Yuancheng Chen,
Daijie Chen,
Jian Li,
Jing Zhang
Publication year - 2019
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.01989-18
Subject(s) - colistin , meropenem , acinetobacter baumannii , carbapenem , liter , pharmacodynamics , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , pharmacokinetics , medicine , antibiotics , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , genetics
Colistin-based combination therapy has become an important strategy to combat the carbapenem-resistantAcinetobacter baumannii (CRAB). However, the optimal dosage regimen selection for the combination with maximum efficacy is challenging.
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