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. 2022 Apr 26;11(5):579. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050579

Table 2.

Clinical dosage and renal adjustment for anti-pseudomonal agents.

Drug Clinical Dosage Comments
Ceftolozane-tazobactam 1.5 g (ceftolozane 1 g/tazobactam 0.5 g) intravenous every 8 h over 1 h
3 g (ceftolozane 2 g/tazobactam 1 g)
intravenous every 8 h over 1 h for HAP/VAP
Extended infusion (over 3 h) 1.5 g or 3 g every
8 h is recommended [46]
Renal adjustment with CrCl < 50 mL/min
Ceftazidime-avibactam 2.5 g (ceftazidime 2 g/avibactam 0.5 g) intravenous every 8 h over 2 h Extended infusion (over 3 h) 2.5 g every
8 h is recommended [46]
Renal adjustment with CrCl < 50 mL/min
Cefiderocol 2 g intravenous every 8 h over 3 h Renal adjustment with CrCl < 60 mL/min
Imipenem-cilastatin-relebactam 1.25 g (imipenem 500 mg/cilastatin 500 mg/relebactam 250 mg) intravenous every 6 h over 30 min Renal adjustment with CrCl < 90 mL/min
Meropenem-vaborbactam 4 g (meropenem 2 g/vaborbactam 2 g) intravenous every 8 h over 3 h Renal adjustment with CrCl < 50 mL/min
Plazomicin 15 mg/kg every 24 h over 30 min Renal adjustment with CrCl < 60 mL/min
Fosfomycin 6–8 g loading dose intravenous, followed by 16 g/day [152] Renal adjustment with CrCl < 40 mL/min