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. 2019 Nov 29;71(8):1877–1882. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1109

Table 3.

Analysis of Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Predictors of Cure of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea With 360 mg Intramuscular Gentamicin

Predictor Cure (n = 2) Failure (n = 8) P Value
Gentamicin MIC, μg/mL, median 8 8 .486
Gentamicin Cmax, μg/mL, mean 18.9 22.5 .470
Gentamicin weight-based dosing, mg/kg, mean 4.26 4.80 .596
Cmax/MIC ratio, mean 2.36 3.71 .345
Cmax/MIC ratio, geometric mean 0.851 1.23 .280

Abbreviations: Cmax, peak serum concentration; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration.