Population pharmacokinetics and dosing simulations of total and unbound temocillin in the plasma and CSF of neurocritically ill patients with external ventricular drain-related cerebral ventriculitis

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BACKGROUND: Cerebral ventriculitis might be caused by Gram-negative bacteria, including ESBL producers. Temocillin may be a useful treatment option in this scenario; however, no consistent data are available regarding its penetration into the CSF.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the population pharmacokinetics of temocillin in plasma and CSF and to determine the probability for different simulated dosing regimens to achieve pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) targets in the CSF.

METHODS: Ten post-neurosurgical critically ill adult patients requiring continuous drainage of CSF were included in this monocentric, prospective, open-label, non-randomized study. They received 2 g loading dose temocillin over 30 min IV infusion, followed by a 6 g continuous infusion over 24 h. Total and unbound concentrations were measured in plasma (n = 88 and 86) and CSF (n = 88 and 88) samples and used to build a population PK model. Monte Carlo simulations were performed to estimate the PTA at 100% Css>MIC (steady state concentration above the MIC) in CSF.

RESULTS: All patients were infected with Enterobacterales with temocillin MICs ≤8 mg/L. The median (min-max) temocillin penetration in CSF was 12.1% (4.3-25.5) at steady state. Temocillin unbound plasma pharmacokinetics were best described by a one-compartment model. PTA for the applied dosing regimen was >90% for bacteria with MIC ≤ 4 mg/L.

CONCLUSIONS: The currently approved dose of 6 g by continuous infusion may be adequate for the treatment of ventriculitis by Enterobacterales with MIC ≤ 4 mg/L if considering 100% Css>MIC as the PK/PD target to reach. Higher maintenance doses could help covering higher MICs, but their safety would need to be assessed.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

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The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 79(2024), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 429-442

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ngougni Pokem, Perrin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Parker, Suzanne L [VerfasserIn]
Verroken, Alexia [VerfasserIn]
Collienne, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Finet, Patrice [VerfasserIn]
Wijnant, Gert-Jan [VerfasserIn]
Laterre, Pierre-François [VerfasserIn]
Roberts, Jason A [VerfasserIn]
Van Bambeke, Françoise [VerfasserIn]
Wittebole, Xavier [VerfasserIn]

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03QB156W6I
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Journal Article
Penicillins
Temocillin

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Date Completed 02.02.2024

Date Revised 02.02.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/jac/dkad398

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NLM366438948