Probability of pharmacological target attainment with flucloxacillin in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection : a prospective cohort study of unbound plasma and individual MICs

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy..

OBJECTIVES: MSSA bloodstream infections (BSIs) are associated with considerable mortality. Data regarding therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and pharmacological target attainment of the β-lactam flucloxacillin are scarce.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: We determined the achievement of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic targets and its association with clinical outcome and potential toxicity in a prospective cohort of 50 patients with MSSA-BSI. Strain-specific MICs and unbound plasma flucloxacillin concentrations (at five different timepoints) were determined by broth microdilution and HPLC-MS, respectively.

RESULTS: In our study population, 48% were critically ill and the 30 day mortality rate was 16%. The median flucloxacillin MIC was 0.125 mg/L. The median unbound trough concentration was 1.7 (IQR 0.4-9.3), 1.9 (IQR 0.4-6.2) and 1.0 (IQR 0.6-3.4) mg/L on study day 1, 3 and 7, respectively. Optimal (100% fT>MIC) and maximum (100% fT>4×MIC) target attainment was achieved in 45 (90%) and 34 (68%) patients, respectively, throughout the study period. Conversely, when using the EUCAST epidemiological cut-off value instead of strain-specific MICs, target attainment was achieved in only 13 (26%) patients. The mean unbound flucloxacillin trough concentration per patient was associated with neurotoxicity (OR 1.12 per 1 mg/L increase, P = 0.02) and significantly higher in deceased patients (median 14.8 versus 1.7 mg/L, P = 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS: Flucloxacillin pharmacological target attainment in MSSA-BSI patients is frequently achieved when unbound flucloxacillin concentrations and strain-specific MICs are considered. However, currently recommended dosing regimens may expose patients to excessive flucloxacillin concentrations, potentially resulting in drug-related organ damage.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

Enthalten in:

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 76(2021), 7 vom: 18. Juni, Seite 1845-1854

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moser, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Rehm, Sophia [VerfasserIn]
Guertler, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Hinic, Vladimira [VerfasserIn]
Dräger, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Bassetti, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Rentsch, Katharina M [VerfasserIn]
Sendi, Parham [VerfasserIn]
Osthoff, Michael [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

43B2M34G2V
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Floxacillin
Journal Article
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 01.07.2021

Date Revised 01.07.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/jac/dkab089

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324150687