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- Title
The relationship between the daily dosage of the carbapenem meropenem (MEPM) and MEPM-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Authors
Harashima, Shin-ichi; Kondo, Hiroko; Nabeshima, Atsuko; Shimoda, Masako; Yamaji, Kouzaburo; Horiuchi, Takahiko; Shimono, Nobuyuki; Ikematsu, Hideyuki
- Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a pathogen which is known to be responsible for nosocomial infection. The appropriate use of antibiotics has become important for preventing the spread of drug-resistant P. aeruginosa. In Hara-doi Hospital, two carbapenem antibiotics, imipenem (IPM) and meropenem (MEPM), are used for patients aged 65 years or older at a daily dosage of 1.0 g and 0.5 g, respectively. Of P. aeruginosa samples isolated in 2003, the sensitivity to IPM was 54% and to MEPM it was 58%. In 2004, the sensitivity to IPM was 55%, i.e., not significantly different from 2003. In 2004, the daily dosage of MEPM was increased to 1.0 g/day, and the sensitivity to MEPM increased to 71%. Based on the Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) theory, even though the patients were elderly, a sufficient dosage of antibiotics given over a shorter period of time was effective against MEPM-resistant P. aeruginosa in a hospital ward, and there were no side effects.
- Publication
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, 2008, Vol 14, Issue 3, p219
- ISSN
1341-321X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10156-008-0601-8