Pharmacokinetics of Daptomycin in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients

Autor: Evangelos Gikas, Paschalis Kadiltzoglou, Eirini Baira, Emmanuel Roilides, George Briassoulis, Aristides Dokoumetzidis, Eleni Volakli, Maria Sdougka, Charalampos Antachopoulos, Stavroula Ilia
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 62
ISSN: 1098-6596
0066-4804
DOI: 10.1128/aac.02462-17
Popis: The pharmacokinetics of daptomycin (10 mg/kg once daily) was studied in 4 critically ill pediatric patients aged 8 to 14 yrs. The area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity (AUC 0–∞ ) of plasma concentrations on day 1 ranged between 123.8 to 663.9 μg · h/ml, with lower values observed in septic and burn patients; clearance ranged from 15.1 to 80.7 ml/h/kg. Higher-than-recommended doses of daptomycin may be needed in septic children to ensure optimal drug exposure. Interpatient variability may suggest a role for therapeutic drug monitoring.
Databáze: OpenAIRE