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Table 1 Pharmacokinetics and PK-PD correlation for six anti-infective agents for a burn child [AQ2]

From: PK-PD correlation of anti-infective agents for dose adjustment in one severe burn child with sepsis

  

Drug efficacy (%)a/MIC(mg/l)b

t1/2 (hours)

CL (ml/minute/kg)

Vd (l/kg)

Drug

Follow-up periods

   

Obtained

Referencec

Obtained

Referencec

Obtained

Referencec

Fluconazole

1

100%

100%

100%

22.10

27 to 37

0.27

0.20 to 0.34

0.53

0.50 to 0.70

  

8 mg/ml

16 mg/ml

32 mg/ml

      

Imipenem

3

100%

100%

100%

1.90

0.8 to 1.0

4.62

2.6 to 3.1

0.76

0.18 to 0.28

  

0.5 mg/ml

1 mg/ml

4 mg/ml

      

Linezolid

2

100%

50%

0%

3.45

4.5 to 5.4

3.22

1.14 to 2.08

0.95

0.57 to 0.86

  

1 mg/ml

2 mg/ml

4 mg/ml

      

Meropenem

8

100%

100%

62%

2.00

1.0

3.81

2.7 to 4.3

0.60

0.17 to 0.28

  

0.5 mg/ml

2 mg/ml

8 mg/ml

      

Sulphamethoxazole

2

50%

50%

ND

19.65

7.5 to 12.7

0.74

0.24 to 0.38

1.34

0.22 to 0.30

  

32 mg/ml

64 mg/ml

ND

      

Vancomycin

5

80%

60%

60%

2.10

5.0 to 11.0

1.46

1.3 to 1.5

0.30

0.33 to 0.45

  

1 mg/ml

2 mg/ml

4 mg/ml

      
  1. aParameters PK-PD for in vivo-in vitro correlation: AUCss0 to 24/MIC or %T >MIC. bEucast, 2011. cGoodman and Gilman, 2006; Micromedex, 2010.