Suboptimal aminoglycoside dosing in critically ill patients
Rea RS;Capitano B;Bies R;Bigos KL;Smith R;Lee H;;
Therapeutic drug monitoring2008Vol. 30pp. -
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rs2008therapeuticsuboptimal
Abstract
Maximal aminoglycoside (AG) killing requires that the ratio of peak serum concentrations (Cmax) to the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the pathogen exceeds by > or =10. This has been shown to hasten resolution of infection in the general patient population. It was postulated that critic …