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. 2022 May 16;66(6):e02189-21. doi: 10.1128/aac.02189-21

TABLE 6.

Fractional target attainment for different ceftriaxone dosing regimens and bacterial speciesa

Dose CLCR (mL/min) Albumin (g/L) Fractional target attainment in:
E. coli H. influenzae K. pneumoniae S. pneumoniae S. aureus
1 g q24h 40 20 1 0.99 1 0.96 0.20
40 30 1 1 1 0.97 0.23
40 40 1 1 1 0.98 0.24
100 20 1 0.98 0.98 0.92 0.06
100 30 1 0.99 0.99 0.95 0.08
100 40 1 1 1 0.96 0.09
160 20 0.98 0.95 0.94 0.88 0.04
160 30 0.99 0.98 0.97 0.91 0.05
160 40 1 0.99 0.98 0.93 0.05
2 g q24 h 40 20 1 1 1 0.98 0.38
40 30 1 1 1 0.99 0.46
40 40 1 1 1 0.99 0.50
100 20 1 0.99 0.99 0.96 0.16
100 30 1 1 1 0.97 0.21
100 40 1 1 1 0.98 0.28
160 20 0.99 0.98 0.97 0.92 0.08
160 30 1 0.99 0.99 0.95 0.10
160 40 1 1 1 0.96 0.13
1 g q12h 40 20 1 1 1 0.99 0.54
40 30 1 1 1 0.99 0.55
40 40 1 1 1 1 0.52
100 20 1 1 1 0.99 0.34
100 30 1 1 1 0.99 0.38
100 40 1 1 1 0.99 0.38
160 20 1 1 1 0.97 0.18
160 30 1 1 1 0.98 0.23
160 40 1 1 1 0.98 0.26
2 g q12h 40 20 1 1 1 1 0.79
40 30 1 1 1 1 0.82
40 40 1 1 1 1 0.84
100 20 1 1 1 0.99 0.64
100 30 1 1 1 1 0.70
100 40 1 1 1 1 0.74
160 20 1 1 1 0.99 0.44
160 30 1 1 1 0.99 0.51
160 40 1 1 1 1 0.57
1 g q8h 40 20 1 1 1 1 0.70
40 30 1 1 1 1 0.71
40 40 1 1 1 1 0.68
100 20 1 1 1 0.99 0.55
100 30 1 1 1 1 0.56
100 40 1 1 1 1 0.54
160 20 1 1 1 0.99 0.39
160 30 1 1 1 0.99 0.42
160 40 1 1 1 1 0.43
2 g q8h 40 20 1 1 1 1 0.87
40 30 1 1 1 1 0.89
40 40 1 1 1 1 0.90
100 20 1 1 1 1 0.80
100 30 1 1 1 1 0.83
100 40 1 1 1 1 0.85
160 20 1 1 1 1 0.72
160 30 1 1 1 1 0.77
160 40 1 1 1 1 0.80
1-g LD + 2-g CI 40 20 1 1 1 1 0.97
40 30 1 1 1 1 0.98
40 40 1 1 1 1 0.97
100 20 1 1 1 1 0.92
100 30 1 1 1 1 0.92
100 40 1 1 1 1 0.91
160 20 1 1 1 1 0.87
160 30 1 1 1 1 0.87
160 40 1 1 1 1 0.87
1-g LD + 4-g CI 40 20 1 1 1 1 1
40 30 1 1 1 1 1
40 40 1 1 1 1 1
100 20 1 1 1 1 0.99
100 30 1 1 1 1 0.99
100 40 1 1 1 1 0.98
160 20 1 1 1 1 0.98
160 30 1 1 1 1 0.98
160 40 1 1 1 1 0.98
a

LD, loading dose; CI, continuous infusion; CLCR, creatinine clearance; q8, q12, and q24h, administered every 8, 12, and 24 h, respectively.