New Dosing Regimens for Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
Authors: Matthew E. Levison
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1992)

Editorials15 October 1992New Dosing Regimens for Aminoglycoside AntibioticsMatthew E. Levison, MDMatthew E. Levison, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-8-693 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAminoglycosides are commonly used because of their broad-spectrum and reliable antimicrobial activity against aerobic gram-negative bacilli, with fewer than 5% of strains resistant. To explain the rationale underlying the novel proposal of single daily dosing of aminoglycosides, I will describe their pharmacodynamics—the relation of the time course of their antimicrobial effect to concentrations of the antibiotic at the site of the infection (1-6).Administering the total daily dose of aminoglycoside once daily, rather than in divided doses, has recently been proposed to improve efficacy and possibly to reduce toxicity (7). Aminoglycosides have concentration-dependent bactericidal action; that is, larger doses can...References1. VogelmanGudmunssonLeggettTurnidgeEbertCraig BSJJSW. Correlation of antimicrobial pharmacokinetic parameters with therapeutic efficacy in an animal model. J Infect Dis. 1988;158:831-47. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KapusnikHackbarthChambersCarpenterSande JCHTM. Single large, daily dosing versus intermittent dosing of tobramycin for treating experimental Pseudomonas pneumonia. J Infect Dis. 1988;158:7-12. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. 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