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. 2023 Feb 28;62(4):573–586. doi: 10.1007/s40262-023-01219-5

Table 4.

Fractional target attainment (FTA) for various dosing regimens of ampicillin-sulbactam to attain fT>MIC ≥ 60% for the ampicillin component against S. pneumoniae, E. coli and K. pneumoniae

Ampicillin-sulbactam dosing regimens FTA (%) by bacteria and SeCr (mg/dL)
S. pneumoniae E. coli K. pneumoniae
SeCr 6 SeCr 2 SeCr 1.5 SeCr 1 SeCr 0.7 SeCr 6 SeCr 2 SeCr 1.5 SeCr 1 SeCr 0.7 SeCr 6 SeCr 2 SeCr 1.5 SeCr 1 SeCr 0.7
a b a b a b a b a b a b a b a b a b a b a b a b a b a b a b
Empiric FTAs against the whole minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) distribution
 1.5 g q24-h bolus + + × × × ×
 1.5 g q24-h infusion + + × × × ×
 3 g q24-h bolus + + × × × ×
 3 g q24-h infusion + + × × × ×
 1.5 g q12-h bolus + + × × × ×
 1.5 g q12-h infusion + + × × × ×
 3 g q12-h bolus + + × × × ×
 3 g q12-h infusion + + × × × ×
 1.5 g q8-h bolus + + + + + + × × × × × × × × × × × ×
 1.5 g q8-h infusion + + + + + + × × × × × × × × × × × ×
 3 g q8-h bolus + + + + + + × × × × × × × × × × × ×
 3 g q8-h infusion + + + + + + × × × × × × × × × × × ×
 1.5 g q6-h bolus + + + + + + × × × × × × × × × × × ×
 1.5 g q6-h infusion + + + + + + × × × × × × × × × × × ×
 3 g q6-h bolus + + + + + + × × × × × × × × × × × ×
 3 g q6-h infusion + + + + + + × × × × × × × × × × × ×
Directed FTAs against the susceptible strains
 1.5 g q24-h bolus + + + + × +
 1.5 g q24-h infusion + + + + × +
 3 g q24-h bolus + + + + + +
 3 g q24-h infusion + + + + + +
 1.5 g q12-h bolus + + × + × ×
 1.5 g q12-h infusion + + × + × ×
 3 g q12-h bolus + + + + × +
 3 g q12-h infusion + + + + + +
 1.5 g q8-h bolus + + + + + + × + × × × × × × × × × ×
 1.5 g q8-h infusion + + + + + + + + × + × × × × × × × ×
 3 g q8-h bolus + + + + + + + + × + × × × + × × × ×
 3 g q8-h infusion + + + + + + + + + + + + + + × + × ×
 1.5 g q6-h bolus + + + + + + × + × × × × × × × × × ×
 1.5 g q6-h infusion + + + + + + + + + + + + × + × + × ×
 3 g q6-h bolus + + + + + + + + + + × × × + × × × ×
 3 g q6-h infusion + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

SeCr serum creatinine, a, simulation at the first dosing regimen; b, simulation at the fifth dosing regimens; −, not simulated; +, could attain FTA ≥ 95%; ×, could not attain FTA ≥ 95%; q24 h, 12 h, 8 h, 6 h indicates the dose is given every 24 h, 12 h, 8 h, 6 h, respectively