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Ernest JP, Sarathy J, Wang N, Kaya F, Zimmerman MD, Strydom N, Wang H, Xie M, Gengenbacher M, Via LE, Barry CE, Carter CL, Savic RM, Dartois V. Lesion Penetration and Activity Limit the Utility of Second-Line Injectable Agents in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2021; 65:e0050621. [PMID: 34252307 PMCID: PMC8448094 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00506-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Amikacin and kanamycin are second-line injectables used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) based on the clinical utility of streptomycin, another aminoglycoside and first-line anti-TB drug. While streptomycin was tested as a single agent in the first controlled TB clinical trial, introduction of amikacin and kanamycin into MDR-TB regimens was not preceded by randomized controlled trials. A recent large retrospective meta-analysis revealed that compared with regimens without any injectable drug, amikacin provided modest benefits, and kanamycin was associated with worse outcomes. Although their long-term use can cause irreversible ototoxicity, they remain part of MDR-TB regimens because they have a role in preventing emergence of resistance to other drugs. To quantify the contribution of amikacin and kanamycin to second-line regimens, we applied two-dimensional matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging in large lung lesions, quantified drug exposure in lung and in lesions of rabbits with active TB, and measured the concentrations required to kill or inhibit growth of the resident bacterial populations. Using these metrics, we applied site-of-action pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) concepts and simulated drug coverage in patients' lung lesions. The results provide a pharmacological explanation for the limited clinical utility of both agents and reveal better PK-PD lesion coverage for amikacin than kanamycin, consistent with retrospective data of contribution to treatment success. Together with recent mechanistic studies dissecting antibacterial activity from aminoglycoside ototoxicity, the limited but rapid penetration of streptomycin, amikacin, and kanamycin to the sites of TB disease supports the development of analogs with improved efficacy and tolerability.
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- Jacqueline P. Ernest
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
- Hackensack School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa
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- Tuberculosis Research Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
- Hackensack School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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Hill L, Veli N, Coote PJ. Evaluation of Galleria mellonella larvae for measuring the efficacy and pharmacokinetics of antibiotic therapies against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013; 43:254-61. [PMID: 24361354 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine whether Galleria mellonella larvae can be used (i) as an in vivo infection model for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and (ii) for evaluating the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of antipseudomonal antibiotics. Two strains of P. aeruginosa were employed, NCTC 10662 (antibiotic-susceptible) and NCTC 13437 (multidrug-resistant). Larvae were infected with increasing doses of either P. aeruginosa strain to investigate the effect of inoculum size on survival. Subsequently, infected larvae were treated with a range of antibiotics to examine whether these agents were effective against P. aeruginosa infection in vivo and whether the efficacy of these drugs matched the known susceptibilities of each bacterial strain. Larval burden of P. aeruginosa was also determined after infection and treatment with cefotaxime. Pharmacokinetic properties of the antibiotics tested were measured using a well diffusion assay to determine the concentration of antibiotics in larval haemolymph over time. Galleria mellonella larvae were sensitive to P. aeruginosa infection, and increasing inoculum doses of live cells resulted in greater larval mortality. Heat-killed bacteria had no detrimental effect on survival. Antibiotic efficacy against P. aeruginosa-infected G. mellonella correlated with the measured in vitro sensitivities of the two strains tested. The therapeutic benefit arising from administration of cefotaxime correlated with a reduced burden of bacteria present in the haemolymph. There was a clear correlation between measured antibiotic pharmacokinetics and the therapeutic effect. This study strongly supports future application of the G. mellonella infection model to initial studies of novel antipseudomonal treatments.
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- Lucy Hill
- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, The North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, The North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, The North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK.
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Moreillon P, Wilson WR, Leclercq R, Entenza JM. Single-dose oral amoxicillin or linezolid for prophylaxis of experimental endocarditis due to vancomycin-susceptible and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007; 51:1661-5. [PMID: 17353251 PMCID: PMC1855552 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00744-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Endocarditis prophylaxis following genitourinary or gastrointestinal procedures targets Enterococcus faecalis. Prophylaxis recommendations advocate oral amoxicillin (2 g in the United States and 3 g in the United Kingdom) in moderate-risk patients and intravenous amoxicillin (2 g) or vancomycin (1 g) plus gentamicin in high-risk patients. While ampicillin-resistant (or amoxicillin-resistant) E. faecalis is still rare, there is a concern that these regimens might fail against vancomycin-resistant and/or aminoglycoside-resistant isolates. The present study tested oral linezolid as an alternative. Rats with catheter-induced aortic vegetations were given prophylaxis simulating human pharmacokinetics of oral amoxicillin (2- to 3-g single dose), oral linezolid (600 mg, single or multiple oral doses every 12 h), or intravenous vancomycin (1-g single dose). Rats were then inoculated with the minimum inoculum infecting 90% of the animals (90% infective dose [ID(90)]) or with 10 times the ID(90) of the vancomycin-susceptible E. faecalis strain JH2-2 or the vancomycin-resistant (VanA phenotype) E. faecalis strain UCN41. Amoxicillin was also tested with two additional vancomycin-susceptible E. faecalis strains, 309 and 1209. Animals were sacrificed 3 days later. All the tested bacteria were susceptible to amoxicillin and gentamicin. Single-dose amoxicillin provided 100% protection against all four isolates at both the ID(90) and 10 times the ID(90). In contrast, linezolid required up to four consecutive doses to provide full protection against the vancomycin-resistant isolate. Vancomycin protected only against the vancomycin-susceptible strain. The high efficacy of single-dose oral amoxicillin suggests that this regimen could be used for prophylaxis in both moderate-risk and high-risk patients without additional aminoglycosides. Linezolid appears to be less reliable, at least against the vancomycin-resistant strain.
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- Philippe Moreillon
- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, Biophore Building, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Horstkotte D, Follath F, Gutschik E, Lengyel M, Oto A, Pavie A, Soler-Soler J, Thiene G, von Graevenitz A. [Guidelines on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis. Executive summary]. Rev Esp Cardiol 2004; 57:952-62. [PMID: 15469793 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(04)77224-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Dubé L, Caillon J, Gras-Le Guen C, Jacqueline C, Kergueris MF, Granry JC, Potel G, Bugnon D. Simulation of human gentamicin pharmacokinetics in an experimental Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004; 47:3663-6. [PMID: 14576143 PMCID: PMC253777 DOI: 10.1128/aac.47.11.3663-3666.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Significant differences between animal and human pharmacokinetics may be responsible for the conflicting results of experimental studies. This study determined the impact of human pharmacokinetic simulation (HPS) on gentamicin activity in an Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis model. The decrease in bacterial counts was greater with HPS than with a dose-equivalent regimen without HPS.
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- Laurent Dubé
- Laboratoire d'Antibiologie, Unité UPRES EA 1156, Faculté de Médecine, and Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie, CHU Nantes, France
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Batard E, Jacqueline C, Boutoille D, Hamel A, Drugeon HB, Asseray N, Leclercq R, Caillon J, Potel G, Bugnon D. Combination of quinupristin-dalfopristin and gentamicin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: experimental rabbit endocarditis study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002; 46:2174-8. [PMID: 12069971 PMCID: PMC127295 DOI: 10.1128/aac.46.7.2174-2178.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The combination of quinupristin-dalfopristin (Q-D) and gentamicin was tested against two strains of gentamicin- and dalfopristin-susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). One strain was susceptible to macrolides, lincosamides, and streptogramin B type antibiotics (MLS(B)), and the other was constitutively resistant to these antibiotics by virtue of the ermA gene. The checkerboard method and time-kill curves showed that the combination of Q-D and gentamicin was indifferent. A rabbit endocarditis model simulated the pharmacokinetics achieved in humans receiving intravenous injections of Q-D (7.5 mg/kg of body weight three times a day) and gentamicin (3 mg/kg once daily). For the MLS(B)-susceptible strain, a 4-day regimen reduced mean bacterial titers (MBT) in vegetations from 8.5 +/- 0.8 log CFU/g (control group) to 4.1 +/- 2.6 (gentamicin), 3.0 +/- 0.9 (Q-D), and 2.6 +/- 0.5 log CFU/g (Q-D plus gentamicin). For the strain constitutively resistant to MLS(B), a 4-day regimen reduced MBT in vegetations from 8.7 +/- 0.9 log CFU/g (control group) to 5.0 +/- 2.2 (gentamicin), 5.2 +/- 2.2 (Q-D), and 5.1 +/- 2.4 log CFU/g (Q-D plus gentamicin). The differences between control and treatment groups were significant for both strains (P < 0.0001), although there was no significant difference between treatment groups. No resistant variant was isolated from vegetations, and no significant difference in MBT in vegetations of treatment groups after 1-day regimens was observed. This experimental study found no additive benefit in combining Q-D and gentamicin against dalfopristin- and gentamicin-susceptible MRSA.
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- Eric Batard
- Laboratoire d'Antibiologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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Robaux MA, Dube L, Caillon J, Bugnon D, Kergueris MF, Navas D, Le Conte P, Baron D, Potel G. In vivo efficacy of continuous infusion versus intermittent dosing of ceftazidime alone or in combination with amikacin relative to human kinetic profiles in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa rabbit endocarditis model. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001; 47:617-22. [PMID: 11328773 DOI: 10.1093/jac/47.5.617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ceftazidime and amikacin were administered in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa rabbit endocarditis model using computer-controlled intravenous (iv) infusion pumps to simulate human serum concentrations for the following regimens: continuous (constant rate) infusion of 4, 6 or 8 g of ceftazidime over 24 h or intermittent dosing of 2 g every 8 h either alone or in combination with amikacin (15 mg/kg once daily). The in vivo activities of these regimens were tested on four Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Animals were killed 24 h after the beginning of treatment. Efficacy was assessed by comparing the effects of the different groups on bacterial counts in vegetations for each strain tested. For a susceptible reference strain (ATCC 27853; MICs of ceftazidime and amikacin 1 and 2 mg/L, respectively), continuous infusion of 4 g alone or with amikacin was as effective as intermittent dosing with amikacin. For a clinical isolate producing an oxacillinase (MICs of ceftazidime and amikacin 8 and 32 mg/L, respectively), continuous infusion of 6 g was equivalent to intermittent dosing. For a clinical isolate producing a TEM-2 penicillinase (MIC of ceftazidime and amikacin 4 mg/L), continuous infusion of 6 g, but not intermittent dosing, had a significant in vivo effect. For a clinical isolate producing an inducible, chromosomally encoded cephalosporinase (MIC of ceftazidime and amikacin 8 and 4 mg/L, respectively), neither continuous infusion nor intermittent dosing proved effective. Determination of ceftazidime concentrations in vegetations showed that continuous infusion produced tissue concentrations at the infection site far greater than the MIC throughout the treatment. It is concluded that continuous infusion of the same total daily dose provides significant activity as compared with fractionated infusion. This study confirms that a concentration of 4-5 x MIC is a reasonable therapeutic target in most clinical settings of severe P. aeruginosa infection.
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- M A Robaux
- Laboratoire d'Antibiologie Clinique et Expérimentale, Faculté de Médecine, 1 rue Gaston-Veil, 44035 Nantes, France
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SANTUCCI RICHARDA, KRIEGER &NA; JOHNN. GENTAMICIN FOR THE PRACTICING UROLOGIST:. J Urol 2000. [DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200004000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Santucci RA, Krieger JN. Gentamicin for the practicing urologist: review of efficacy, single daily dosing and "switch" therapy. J Urol 2000; 163:1076-84. [PMID: 10737470 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67697-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE We review the literature on gentamicin, including single daily dosing and "switch" therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used MEDLINE to search the literature from 1966 to June 1997, and then manually searched bibliographies to identify studies that our initial search might have missed. RESULTS Gentamicin has attractive characteristics, including wide spectrum, infrequent resistance, economy and familiarity. Although limited by well known toxicities, gentamicin remains a drug of choice for serious Gram-negative infections. Dosing strategies, such as single daily dosing and switch therapy, have renewed enthusiasm for this time-honored drug. CONCLUSIONS Gentamicin remains a valuable drug in urology. Once daily dosing and switch therapy offer the potential to increase effectiveness and convenience while decreasing toxicity and costs.
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- R A Santucci
- Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
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Gutschik E. New developments in the treatment of infective endocarditis infective cardiovasculitis. Int J Antimicrob Agents 1999; 13:79-92. [PMID: 10595566 DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(99)00110-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The natural history of infective endocarditis has undergone remarkable changes over the past 100 years as regards both the demographic characteristics of the disease and changes in the incidence of the so-called diagnostic signs. Alongside these changes and the development of new and better diagnostic tools and criteria, we are also facing new problems with the precise definition of cardiovascular infections and calculation of the incidence of the disease. Nosocomial endocarditis presents an emerging problem of diagnosis and treatment after heart valve surgery, with pace-maker catheters, defibrillators and a very large variety of foreign materials used in connection with heart valve surgery. New technological progress including new types of prosthetic valves and use of homografts or the Ross operation will give a greater possibility of choosing the best solution in a particular case. Antimicrobial chemotherapy is mainly based on our understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease and efficacy of the antibiotics achieved in an experimental animal model of endocarditis. Important recommendations of single or combined drug therapy or the dosing regimens of antibiotics are still an expression of expert opinion not always supported by experimental or clinical proof. A typical example is the recommendation of two divided doses of gentamicin for treatment of streptococcal endocarditis. Nevertheless, it is the author's opinion that the development of uncomplicated, easy to handle diagnostic and treatment regimens are justified in order to achieve better compliance with these recommendations.
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- E Gutschik
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Faculty of Health Services, School of Dentistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Tam VH, Preston SL, Briceland LL. Once-daily aminoglycosides in the treatment of gram-positive endocarditis. Ann Pharmacother 1999; 33:600-6. [PMID: 10369625 DOI: 10.1345/aph.18316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine the role of once-daily aminoglycosides (ODA) in the treatment of gram-positive endocarditis. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search was conducted from January 1984 to August 1998, and a Current Contents search was performed from September 1998 to December 1998, using endocarditis or aminoglycoside as key words. In addition, relevant articles were cross-referenced to screen for additional information. DATA EXTRACTION Data published in English regarding the use of aminoglycosides in endocarditis are cited. Emphasis was placed on animal and human studies, but in vitro studies and review articles are also included. DATA SYNTHESIS Endocarditis and the pharmacology of aminoglycosides are briefly reviewed. ODA is an alternative to conventional dosing in the treatment of endocarditis. Extensive work in endocarditis has been done recently in animals and humans to add to our understanding. Limited clinical data exist to support the theoretical advantages of increased efficacy, reduced toxicity, and potential cost savings versus traditional synergistic aminoglycoside dosing. Optimal monitoring of ODA remains undefined. CONCLUSIONS Routine use of ODA for the treatment of endocarditis is not yet advocated. Promising supporting evidence and speculation of success of ODA in gram-positive endocarditis justify well-designed trials to further define its role in therapy.
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- V H Tam
- Albany College of Pharmacy, NY 12208, USA
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Bugnon D, Potel G, Xiong YQ, Caillon J, Navas D, Gras C, Kergueris MF, Le Conte P, Jehl F, Baron D, Drugeon H. Bactericidal effect of pefloxacin and fosfomycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a rabbit endocarditis model with pharmacokinetics of pefloxacin in humans simulated in vivo. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1997; 16:575-80. [PMID: 9323468 DOI: 10.1007/bf02447919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The bactericidal activity of pefloxacin and fosfomycin alone and in combination against Pseudomonas aeruginosa was evaluated in an experimental rabbit endocarditis model after 24 h of treatment. Two strains with intermediate susceptibility to pefloxacin and good susceptibility to fosfomycin were tested. The serum kinetics obtained during administration of 400 mg every 12 h in humans were simulated in the animals using computer-controlled variable-flow infusion. Fosfomycin was administered as a continuous infusion at a constant flow, allowing a steady-state concentration of 47.4 +/- 11.9 mg/ml to be reached in serum. In valvular vegetations, pefloxacin was less bactericidal than fosfomycin, and in combination treatment, it reduced (but did not abolish) the bactericidal effect of fosfomycin. The duration of the pretreatment interval (12-48 h) had a negative effect on the bactericidal activity of both drugs, especially that of fosfomycin.
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- D Bugnon
- Laboratoire d'Antibiologie Clinique et Expérimentale de la Faculté de Médecine de Nantes, France
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