Table 2

Probability of meropenem and imipenem attaining pharmacodynamic targets over entire dosing interval for 30, 50, and 100 percent T>MIC for selected bacterial populations [42]

Pharmacodynamic target for entire dosing interval


30 percent T > MIC

50 percent T > MIC

100 percent T > MIC




Species

Meropenem

Imipenem

Meropenem

Imipenem

Meropenem

Imipenem


Escherichia coli

100

100

100

100

100

94

Klebsiella pneumoniae

100

100

99

100

99

91

Enterobacter cloacae

100

100

100

100

95

71

Serratia marcescens

99

99

99

99

97

57

Acinetobacter baumannii

83

89

79

88

31

60

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

93

92

87

87

47

27


T>MIC, time greater than minimum inhibitory concentration.

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