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. 2020 Aug 20;64(9):e00879-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00879-20

TABLE 3.

Pharmacodynamic model parameter estimatesa

Parameter Abbreviation Mean CTAP23 (SD) Mean CTAP40 (SD)
Susceptible growth rate constant (log10 CFU/ml/h) Kgs 1.31 (0.11) 1.08 (0.20)
Intermediate growth rate constant (log10 CFU/ml/h) Kgr 0.40 (0.13) 0.60 (0.26)
Resistant growth rate constant (log10 CFU/ml/h) Kgrr 0.69 (0.11) 0.55 (0.13)
Central compartment HFIM vol (liters) Vc 0.32 (0.01) 0.26 (0.05)
Amikacin clearance (liters/h) Cl 0.03 (0.00) 0.03 (0.00)
Susceptible killing rate constant (log10 CFU/ml/h) Emax,s 5.34 (1.50) 4.00 (3.01)
Intermediate killing rate constant (log10 CFU/ml/h) Emax,r 9.43 (3.19) 11.20 (2.10)
Amikacin conc. causing 50% Emax,s (mg/liter) EC50s 11.61 (3.49) 11.10 (2.53)
Amikacin conc. causing 50% Emax,r (mg/liter) EC50r 244.09 (149.73) 349.63 (79.19)
Susceptible Hill coefficient Hs 6.00 (4.27) 11.04 (5.80)
Resistant Hill coefficient Hr 3.42 (2.47) 7.71 (2.61)
Intermediate population initial condition (CFU/ml) ICRe 211.05 (119.12) 320.48 (50.57)
Resistant population initial condition (CFU/ml) ICRRe 29.46 (48.23) 25.81 (16.70)
Maximum substrate consumption Qmax 0.81 (0.18) 0.59 (0.29)
Maximum available substrate Substrate 3.33 × 1010 (2.22 × 1010) 4.92 × 1010 (2.75 × 1010)
Substrate conc. causing 50% Qmax Qs 8.15 × 105 (9.61 × 104) 5.3 × 105 (1.69 × 105)
Death rate constant susceptible population Kds 0.25 (0.15) 0.05 (0.04)
Death rate constant intermediate population Kdi 0.24 (0.18) 0.02 (0.03)
Death rate constant resistant population Kdr 0.03 (0.02) 0.11 (0.32)
a

The mean and standard deviation (SD) for each parameter and isolate were determined using the average and bootstrapped estimates, respectively, of the posterior model estimates for each dosing regimen.