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. 1998 Oct;42(10):2710–2717. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.10.2710

TABLE 5.

Proportion of quinupristin-dalfopristin-resistant subpopulations (at 8 × original MIC) for VREF 12311 and VREF 12366 in the in vitro pharmacodynamic models

Time (h) VREF 12311
VREF 12366
Q/D q8ha,b Q/D q8h plus doxycycline Q/D high-dose continuous infusion Q/D q8hb Q/D q8h plus doxycycline Q/D high-dose continuous infusion
0 <1 × 10−8.6 <1 × 10−8.6 <1 × 10−8.7 <1 × 10−8.6 <1 × 10−9.1 <1 × 10−8.7
8 2.6 × 10−8 <1 × 10−7.3 <1 × 10−6.8 2.2 × 10−7 <1 × 10−8.9 <1 × 10−8.5
24 8.5 × 10−7 <1 × 10−7 <1 × 10−6.2 1.8 × 10−4 <1 × 10−8.8 <1 × 10−8.3
48 6.3 × 10−5 <1 × 10−6.8 <1 × 10−5.9 3.5 × 10−4 <1 × 10−8.6 <1 × 10−8.1
72 2.0 × 10−4 <1 × 10−7 <1 × 10−6.2 3.1 × 10−4 <1 × 10−8.4 <1 × 10−8.2
96 4.4 × 10−4 3.4 × 10−7 <1 × 10−5.9 3.8 × 10−4 <1 × 10−7.9 <1 × 10−8.0
a

Q/D q8h, quinupristin-dalfopristin every 8 h. 

b

Proportions of resistance for the low-dose continuous infusion were similar to the every-8-h regimen.