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The objectives of this study were as follows: (i) to examine the killing activity of 2-g doses of cefepime against two clinical isolates (mucoid and nonmucoid) ofPseudomonas aeruginosa in a pharmacodynamic in vitro infection model, (ii) to compare the percentage of time above the MIC (T &gt; MIC) for each of the regimens againstP. aeruginosa , and (iii) to evaluate the area under the bactericidal curve for each regimen. Cefepime was administered at intervals of 8, 12, and 24 h with and without tobramycin, and two different levels of renal function were simulated: normal (creatinine clearance [CLCR ] = 90 ml/min) and decreased (CRCL = 60 ml/min). Also, the killing activity of cefepime with and without tobramycin was compared to the killing activity of ceftazidime (2 g every 8 h) with and without tobramycin. The T &gt; MIC was 100% in the central chamber except for the regimen in which cefepime was administered every 12 h and the CLCR was 90 ml/min, which provided concentrations above the MIC for 92% of the dosing interval against the C31 (mucoid; MIC of cefepime, 4 μg/ml) isolate and for 75% of the interval against the C34 (nonmucoid; MIC of cefepime, 8 μg/ml) isolate. All cefepime and ceftazidime monotherapy simulations resulted in 99.9% killing of the nonmucoid isolate within 4 to 8 h and within 4 to 6 h, respectively. Against the mucoid isolate, 99.9% killing was achieved only with combination therapy. The results of this study indicate that cefepime dosed at 2 g every 12 h under conditions of normal renal function and every 24 h with decreased creatinine clearance (60 ml/min) is effective both as monotherapy and in combination therapy against a nonmucoid strain ofP. aeruginosa . With cefepime MICs of 4 and 8 μg/ml, the single-agent regimens provided T &gt; MIC values in the central chamber for 92 and ≥75% of the dosing interval against the mucoid and nonmucoid isolates, respectively. Cefepime dosed at 2 g every 12 h, with a creatinine clearance of 90 ml/min, and every 24 h, with a creatinine clearance of 60 ml/min, resulted in killing activity equivalent to that of ceftazidime dosed at 2 g every 8 h. None of the monotherapies provided adequate killing of the mucoid strain ofP. aeruginosa despite drug concentrations being above the MIC for ≥92% of all dosing intervals. Finally, combination therapy with tobramycin and either cefepime or ceftazidime enhanced the killing of both the mucoid and nonmucoidP. aeruginosa isolates.

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Evaluation of Several Dosing Regimens of Cefepime, with Various Simulations of Renal Function, against Clinical Isolates of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> in a Pharmacodynamic Infection Model

Evaluation of Several Dosing Regimens of Cefepime, with Various Simulations of Renal Function, against Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Pharmacodynamic Infection Model