TABLE 3.

Clinical and microbiological responses stratified by free-drug AUC₂₄/MIC ratios

AUC/MIC ratio range	No. of patients	Clinical cure		Microbiological cure
		No. of patients	%	No. of patients	%
21–30	8	6	75	6	75
31–40	6	4	66	4	66
41–100	13	13	100	13	100
101–150	9	8	89	9	100
151–200	4	4	100	4	100
201–250	4	3	75	4	100
251–300	4	4	100	4	100
301–350	3	3	100	3	100
>350	7	6	86	7	100