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Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment of Six β‐Lactams and Two Fluoroquinolones Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli , and Klebsiella Species Collected from United States Intensive Care Units in 2004
Author(s) -
DeRyke C. Andrew,
Kuti Joseph L.,
Nicolau David P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1592/phco.27.3.333
Subject(s) - cefepime , meropenem , acinetobacter baumannii , ceftazidime , ciprofloxacin , piperacillin , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pseudomonas aeruginosa , levofloxacin , tazobactam , klebsiella pneumoniae , imipenem , acinetobacter , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , biology , escherichia coli , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Study Objective . To determine the likelihood that antibiotic regimens achieve bactericidal pharmacodynamic exposures against common nosocomial pathogens. Design . Pharmacodynamic Monte Carlo simulation model. Data Source . Microbiologic data generated from isolates from the 14 centers in the United States in the 2004 Meropenem Yearly Susceptibility Test Information Collection (MYSTIC) surveillance study. Patients . Five thousand simulated patients with infection. Measurements and Main Results . Pharmacokinetic profiles of the patients were simulated to determine the bactericidal cumulative fraction of response (CFR) for commonly used intravenous regimens of cefepime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, imipenem, levofloxacin, meropenem, and piperacillin‐tazobactam against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli , and Klebsiella species. Ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin had CFRs among the lowest of all drugs against all pathogens, especially P. aeruginosa (40.4–65.5%) and A. baumannii (43.6–48.2%). The low CFR of about 78% against E. coli with these two agents was of particular concern. Among the β‐lactams, only high‐dose cefepime and ceftazidime regimens achieved CFRs of greater than 90% against P. aeruginosa , followed by cefepime 2 g every 12 hours and the carbapenems (86.3–89.7%). No regimen achieved an optimum CFR for A. baumannii . All β‐lactam regimens achieved a greater‐than‐90% likelihood of having bactericidal CFRs against Enterobacteriaceae. Conclusion . Because of the continual evolution of resistance among gram‐negative bacteria in the United States, reevaluation of optimum dosing strategies for β‐lactam and fluoroquinolone antibiotics is necessary.