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Empirical Antibiotic Therapy for Gram-Negative Bacilli Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Observational Study and Pharmacodynamic Assessment.

Olivier PajotKarim LakhalJérome LambertAntoine GrosCédric BruelThierry BoulainDenis GarotVincent DasJean François TimsitCharles CerfBertrand SouweineCendrine ChaffautHervé MentecJean Ralph ZaharJean Paul MiraVincent Jullien
Published in: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
In our ICU patients treated for GNB VAP, using recommended antibiotic dosage led in most cases to PK/PD targets attainment for aminoglycosides and β-lactams. High creatinine clearance should encourage clinicians to focus on PK/PD issues.
Keyphrases
  • gram negative
  • multidrug resistant
  • intensive care unit
  • palliative care
  • mechanical ventilation
  • uric acid
  • metabolic syndrome