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Mimoz, O. et al.

Olivier Mimoz, Delphine Rolland, Michèle Adoun, Sandrine Marchand, Dominique Breilh, Ivan Brumpt, Bertrand Debaene, William Couet,

Steady-state trough serum and epithelial lining fluid concentrations of teicoplanin 12 mg/kg per day in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the steady-state trough serum and epithelial lining fluid (ELF) concentrations of teicoplanin 12 mg/kg per day in critically ill patients with ventilator associated pneumonia. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective, pharmacokinetic study in the surgical intensive care unit in a university hospital. PATIENTS: Thirteen adult patients with nosocomial bacterial pneumonia on mechanical ventilation were enrolled. INTERVENTIONS: All subjects received a 30-min intravenous infusion of 12 mg/kg teicoplanin every 12 h for 2 consecutive days followed by 12 mg/kg once daily. Teicoplanin concentrations in serum and ELF were determined simultaneously 4-6 days after antibiotic administration started. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: The median total and free concentrations of teicoplanin in serum at trough were 15.9 microg/ml (range 8.8-29.9) and 3.7 (2.0-5.4), respectively. The concentration in ELF was 4.9 (2.0-11.8). CONCLUSIONS: In critically ill patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia the administration of high teicoplanin doses is required to reach sufficient trough antibiotic concentrations in lung tissues at steady state. At that time trough-free concentrations of teicoplanin in serum and ELF are comparable.[1]

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Steady-state trough serum and epithelial lining fluid concentrations of teicoplanin 12 mg/kg per day in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. Mimoz, O., Rolland, D., Adoun, M., Marchand, S., Breilh, D., Brumpt, I., Debaene, B., Couet, W. Intensive. Care. Med (2006) [Pubmed]

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