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. 1998 Jul;42(7):1842–1844. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.7.1842

TABLE 2.

Measured pharmacokinetic variables

Variable Valuea
Initial clinician-determined dose (mg/kg) 1.6 (1.4–1.9)
Initial dosing interval (h) 12 (12–12)
First measured Cmax (μg/ml) 5.3 (3.9–6.3)
First measured Cmin (μg/ml) 0.6 (0.3–1.1)
First measured Cmax/MIC 3.6 (1.4–6.2)
Aminoglycoside clearance (ml/min/1.73 m2) 71.5 (50.4–91.3)
Half-life (h) 3.5 (2.6–5.0)
Volume of distribution (liters) 20.2 (16.3–27.8)
Volume of distribution (liter/kg) 0.32 (0.27–0.38)
Adjusted dose (mg/kg) 2.4 (1.9–2.8)
Adjusted dosing interval (h) 12 (12–18)
Second measured Cmax (μg/ml) 6.7 (5.2–7.6)
Second measured Cmin (μg/ml) 0.8 (0.5–1.1)
a

Data presented as median (25th to 75th percentile).