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. 2010 Feb 22;54(5):2175–2181. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01017-09

TABLE 4.

Results of Monte Carlo simulations obtained by using the population model developed and a dosing regimen of 900 mg every 8 h

% protein binding fAUC0-24/MIC ratio for MIC (μg/ml) ofa:
0.125
0.25
0.5
1
Lower 95% CI Avg Lower 95% CI Avg Lower 95% CI Avg Lower 95% CI Avg
65 102 223 50.3 116 24.6 55.8 11.8 27.9
75 73.1 159 35.8 79.4 17.3 39.7 7.94 19.8
85 44.2 95.4 21.6 47.7 10.2 23.9 4.44 11.9
a

The values are fAUC0-24/MIC ratios for the averages and the lower 95% CIs for four values of the MIC. The MIC for GBS is 0.5 mg/liter, as determined from the clinical breakpoint of EUCAST (8). The minimal value for efficacy (5) is 27.