Antibiotic therapy strategies for treating gram-negative severe infections in the critically Ill: A narrative review

A Corona, V De Santis, A Agarossi, A Prete… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Not enough data exist to inform the optimal duration and type of antimicrobial
therapy against GN infections in critically ill patients. Methods: Narrative review based on a …

Tissue penetration of antimicrobials in intensive care unit patients: a systematic review—part I

S Finazzi, G Luci, C Olivieri, M Langer, G Mandelli… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The challenging severity of some infections, especially in critically ill patients, makes the
diffusion of antimicrobial drugs within tissues one of the cornerstones of chemotherapy. The …

Tissue penetration of antimicrobials in intensive care unit patients: a systematic review—part II

B Viaggi, A Cangialosi, M Langer, C Olivieri, A Gori… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In patients that are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), the clinical outcome of severe
infections depends on several factors, as well as the early administration of chemotherapies …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic drug monitoring of glycopeptide antimicrobials: An overview of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods

A Cafaro, S Barco, F Pigliasco, C Russo… - Journal of Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is a critical clinical tool used to optimize the safety and
effectiveness of drugs by measuring their concentration in biological fluids. These fluids are …

The issue of pharmacokinetic-driven drug-drug interactions of antibiotics: a narrative review

D Cattaneo, C Gervasoni, A Corona - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Patients in intensive care units (ICU) are at high risk to experience potential drug-drug
interactions (pDDIs) because of the complexity of their drug regimens. Such pDDIs may be …

Clinical effectiveness and pharmacokinetics of dalbavancin in treatment-experienced patients with skin, osteoarticular, or vascular infections

G Stroffolini, A De Nicolò, A Gaviraghi, J Mula, G Cariti… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dalbavancin (DBV) is a lipoglycopeptide approved for the treatment of Gram-positive
infections of the skin and skin-associated structures (ABSSSIs). Currently, its off-label use at …

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Dalbavancin in Real Life: A Two-Year Experience

D Cattaneo, M Fusi, M Colaneri, C Fusetti, C Genovese… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dalbavancin is a long-acting lipoglycopeptide that is registered for the treatment of acute
bacterial skin and skin structure infections, and it is also increasingly used for infections that …

Proactive therapeutic monitoring of dalbavancin concentrations in the long-term management of chronic osteoarticular/periprosthetic joint infections

D Cattaneo, M Fusi, L Galli, C Genovese… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Here, we describe the use of proactive therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) to individualize
the optimal timing of drug injections in 16 adult patients with chronic osteoarticular infections …

Antibiotic therapy in the critically ill with acute renal failure and renal replacement therapy: a narrative review

A Corona, D Cattaneo, N Latronico - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The outcome for critically ill patients is burdened by a double mortality rate and a longer
hospital stay in the case of sepsis or septic shock. The adequate use of antibiotics may …

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antibiotics in the Elderly: A narrative review

D Cattaneo, M Falcone, C Gervasoni… - Therapeutic Drug …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Antibiotic dosing adaptation in elderly patients is frequently complicated by age-
related changes affecting the processes of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and/or …