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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Intrapulmonary pharmacokinetics of antibiotics used to treat nosocomial pneumonia caused by Gram-negative bacilli: A systematic review.
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of antibiotic concentrations achievable in the epithelial lining fluid (ELF) will help guide antibiotic dosing for treating patients with Gram-negative bacillary ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
OBJECTIVE: To compare: (1) the ELF:serum penetration ratio of antibiotics in patients with pneumonia, including VAP, with that in healthy study participants; and (2) the ELF and/or tracheal aspirate antibiotic concentrations following intravenous and nebuliser delivery.
METHODS: Web of Science, EMBASE and PubMed databases were searched and a systematic review undertaken.
RESULTS: Fifty-two studies were identified. ELF penetration ratios for aminoglycosides and most β-lactam antibiotics administered intravenously were between 0.12 and 0.57, whereas intravenous colistin may be undetectable in the ELF. In contrast, estimated mean fluoroquinolone ELF penetration ratios of up to 1.31 were achieved. Importantly, ELF penetration ratios appear reduced in critically ill patients with pneumonia compared with in healthy volunteers receiving intravenous ceftazidime, levofloxacin and fosfomycin; thus, dose adjustment is likely to be required in critically ill patients. In contrast to the systemic administration route, nebulisation of antibiotics achieves high ELF concentrations. Nebulised 400 mg twice-daily amikacin resulted in a median peak ELF steady-state concentration of 976.01 mg/L (interquartile range 410.3-2563.1 mg/L). Similarly, nebulised 1 million international units of colistin resulted in a peak ELF concentration of 6.73 mg/L (interquartile range 4.80-10.10 mg/L).
CONCLUSION: Further pharmacokinetic studies investigating the mechanisms for ELF penetration in infected patients and healthy controls are needed to guide antibiotic dosing in VAP and to determine the potential benefits of nebulised therapy.
OBJECTIVE: To compare: (1) the ELF:serum penetration ratio of antibiotics in patients with pneumonia, including VAP, with that in healthy study participants; and (2) the ELF and/or tracheal aspirate antibiotic concentrations following intravenous and nebuliser delivery.
METHODS: Web of Science, EMBASE and PubMed databases were searched and a systematic review undertaken.
RESULTS: Fifty-two studies were identified. ELF penetration ratios for aminoglycosides and most β-lactam antibiotics administered intravenously were between 0.12 and 0.57, whereas intravenous colistin may be undetectable in the ELF. In contrast, estimated mean fluoroquinolone ELF penetration ratios of up to 1.31 were achieved. Importantly, ELF penetration ratios appear reduced in critically ill patients with pneumonia compared with in healthy volunteers receiving intravenous ceftazidime, levofloxacin and fosfomycin; thus, dose adjustment is likely to be required in critically ill patients. In contrast to the systemic administration route, nebulisation of antibiotics achieves high ELF concentrations. Nebulised 400 mg twice-daily amikacin resulted in a median peak ELF steady-state concentration of 976.01 mg/L (interquartile range 410.3-2563.1 mg/L). Similarly, nebulised 1 million international units of colistin resulted in a peak ELF concentration of 6.73 mg/L (interquartile range 4.80-10.10 mg/L).
CONCLUSION: Further pharmacokinetic studies investigating the mechanisms for ELF penetration in infected patients and healthy controls are needed to guide antibiotic dosing in VAP and to determine the potential benefits of nebulised therapy.
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