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Article

Impact of Beta-Lactam Target Attainment on Resistance Development in Patients with Gram-Negative Infections

by
Nicole F. Maranchick
1,2,*,
Jessica Webber
3,
Mohammad H. Alshaer
1,2,
Timothy W. Felton
4,5 and
Charles A. Peloquin
1,2
1
Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Lab, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
2
Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
3
College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
4
North West Ventilation Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
5
Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Antibiotics 2023, 12(12), 1696; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12121696
Submission received: 26 October 2023 / Revised: 28 November 2023 / Accepted: 29 November 2023 / Published: 3 December 2023
(This article belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)
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Background: The objective was to identify associations between beta-lactam pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) targets and Gram-negative bacteria resistance emergence in patients. Methods: Retrospective data were collected between 2016 to 2019 at the University of Florida Health-Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. Adult patients with two Gram-negative isolates receiving cefepime, meropenem, or piperacillin-tazobactam and who had plasma beta-lactam concentrations were included. Beta-lactam exposures and time free drug concentrations that exceeded minimum inhibitory concentrations (ƒT > MIC), four multiples of MIC (ƒT > 4× MIC), and free area under the time concentration curve to MIC (ƒAUC/MIC) were generated. Resistance emergence was defined as any increase in MIC or two-fold increase in MIC. Multiple regression analysis assessed the PK/PD parameter impact on resistance emergence. Results: Two hundred fifty-six patients with 628 isolates were included. The median age was 58 years, and 59% were males. Cefepime was the most common beta-lactam (65%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa the most common isolate (43%). The mean daily ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 was associated with any increase in MIC (p = 0.002) and two-fold increase in MIC (p = 0.004). The daily ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 was associated with decreased time on antibiotics (p = 0.008). P. aeruginosa was associated with any increase in MIC (OR: 6.41, 95% CI [3.34–12.28]) or 2× increase in MIC (7.08, 95% CI [3.56–14.07]). Conclusions: ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 may be associated with decreased Gram-negative resistance emergence.

1. Introduction

Antimicrobial resistance puts millions of lives at risk, and in the United States, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and fungi contribute to more than 35,000 deaths each year [1,2]. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when changes in bacteria cause the drugs used to treat them to become less effective [3]. Gram-negative resistance is especially a concern regarding Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which have demonstrated resistance to all available antibiotics through varying mechanisms [1,4]. Gram-negative bacteria are highly adaptable to antibiotics, warranting a judicious use to minimize resistance emergence [5]. In addition, given the slow development of new antibiotics, alternative strategies to minimize resistance emergence are necessary, such as optimizing pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) drug targets [6,7,8,9].
Beta-lactams are the most commonly used class of antibiotics, and their bacterial killing depends upon the percent of time that free drug concentrations remain above the bacteria minimum inhibitory concentration (ƒT > MIC) [10]. Clinical data have suggested that PK/PD targets such as 100% ƒT > 4–5× MIC may be necessary to improve clinical and microbiological outcomes [11,12,13]. Given that beta-lactams are widely used due to their broad efficacy and excellent safety profile, resistance to them is particularly concerning [6]. Consensus is currently lacking as to what PK/PD target maximizes beta-lactams’ clinical efficacy while also minimizing resistance emergence [14]. It may be expected that the pharmacodynamic driver for resistance suppression would be the same as for bacterial cell killing, but this is not always the case [15]. Given the lack of evidence, the purpose of this study was to identify associations between beta-lactam PK/PD targets and resistance emergence in patients with Gram-negative bacterial infections.

2. Results

In total, 256 patients with 628 Gram-negative isolates were included. The median (interquartile range) age and body mass index (BMI) were 58 (42–69) years and 26 (21.4–33.4) kg/m2, respectively (Table 1). Seventy-nine percent of patients were critically ill at the start of beta-lactam antibiotics. The most common Gram-negative isolates were P. aeruginosa (43%), Escherichia coli (14%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (8%). The most common culture types were from the lung (38%) and blood (38%). Multi-drug resistance was identified in 9.8% of isolates. Most patients received cefepime (65%). Fifteen (6%) patients received more than one study antibiotic, but not concurrently.
Figure 1 shows beta-lactam target attainment stratified by beta-lactam and time window (0–24 h, 0–7 days, and duration of therapy). In the first 24 h, 81% and 45% (cefepime), 70% and 48% (meropenem), and 37% and 16% (piperacillin) achieved 100% ƒT > MIC and 100% ƒT > 4× MIC, respectively. In the first 7 days, 61% and 34% (cefepime), 55% and 38% (meropenem), and 18% and 2% (piperacillin) achieved 100% ƒT > MIC and 100% ƒT > 4× MIC. For the total duration of antibiotics, 49% and 24% (cefepime), 50% and 34% (meropenem), and 14% and 2% (piperacillin) achieved 100% ƒT > MIC and 100% ƒT > 4× MIC, respectively. Figure 2 shows the mean (SD) daily ƒAUC/MIC stratified by beta-lactam. Meropenem had the highest mean free area under the time concentration curve to MIC (ƒAUC/MIC) of 708 (999), followed by cefepime with a mean daily ƒAUC/MIC of 500 (499), and then piperacillin with a mean AUC/MIC of 145 (175).
Nineteen percent of isolates had an increase in MIC between cultures, of which 77% was due to P. aeruginosa. After testing for associations between baseline characteristics and resistance, renal replacement therapy (RRT) during admission, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS), hospital LOS, mechanical ventilation, and days between first and second culture were significantly associated with resistance (Table 2). The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was associated with a two-fold increase in MIC. These covariates were controlled for in the multiple regression analysis (Table 3). Classification and regression tree (CART) analysis determined a significant ƒAUC/MIC target of 494 associated with resistance emergence that was included in the models. Subjects with a mean daily ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 had significantly less resistance emergence when defined as any increase in MIC (aOR 0.25, 95% CI [0.11–0.61]) or at least a two-fold increase in MIC (aOR 0.27, 95% CI [0.11–0.67]). These relationships held true even in a subgroup analysis including only initial and final culture types of the same source. In the subgroup analysis, a daily ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 was significantly associated with an increased risk of Gram-negative resistance emergence when defined as any increase in MIC (aOR 0.33, 95% CI [0.13–0.87]) or at least a two-fold increase in MIC (aOR 0.38, 95% CI [0.14–0.99]). No associations were found between ƒT > MIC and Gram-negative resistance emergence.
P. aeruginosa was found to be significantly associated with bacterial resistance emergence for both any increase in MIC (OR: 6.41, 95% CI [3.34–12.28]) and at least a two-fold increase in MIC (7.08, 95% CI [3.56–14.07]).
Figure 3 shows the Kaplan–Meier curve for the time on beta-lactams based upon the mean daily ƒAUC/MIC target attainment. Thirty-one percent achieved a mean daily ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494. Patients achieving ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 had a significantly shorter time on antibiotics (p = 0.008).

3. Discussion

This study’s objective was to identify associations between beta-lactam target attainment and the prevention of resistance emergence in patients with Gram-negative infections. In the covariate analysis, RRT, mechanical ventilation, ICU LOS, hospital LOS, and days between first and last culture were associated with resistance. The SOFA score was associated with a two-fold increase in MIC. The mean daily ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 was associated with a decreased risk of resistance development. Time-to-event analysis showed that patients achieving a mean daily ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 had less time on beta-lactam therapy. These results indicate that optimizing daily beta-lactam ƒAUC/MIC exposure may minimize Gram-negative resistance and the duration of therapy.
In a previous study of 76 patients receiving either cefepime or ceftazidime, researchers aimed to characterize the relationship between PD parameters and clinical and microbiological outcomes. Patients were included if they had sepsis and suspected or proven infection due to a pathogen susceptible to cefepime/ceftazidime. Patient PK parameters were estimated from doses administered and patient-specific data. Patients achieving ƒAUC/MIC ratios ≥ 250 had significantly higher rates of clinical cure (p = 0.002) and bacteriological eradication (p < 0.001) [16]. In a study by Schentag et al., researchers performed simulations to evaluate ƒAUC/MIC targets for cefmenoxime, tobramycin, and ciprofloxacin. They found that for cefmenoxime, a cephalosporin, an ƒAUC/MIC ratio of 540 per 24 h was required for bacterial eradication. They also proposed that each antibiotic has a unique 24-h ƒAUC/MIC value associated with bacterial eradication at 4 days [17]. Our PK/PD target of 494 falls within the ranges from the previously published literature and may be beneficial for clinical outcomes, bacterial eradication, and/or resistance suppression.
In general, the efficacy of beta-lactams depends upon ƒT > MIC, with 40–70% ƒT > MIC proposed as the minimum threshold for bactericidal activity [18]. In a study by Gatti et al., 116 ICU patients receiving beta-lactam continuous infusions for Gram-negative infections with at least one therapeutic drug monitoring in the first 72 h of treatment were assessed for PK/PD target thresholds. Steady state concentration/MIC ratios ≤ 5 were associated with microbiological failure. In addition, P. aeruginosa infection was associated with microbiological failure [14]. Felton et al. compared piperacillin/tazobactam PK/PD indices to suppress bacterial resistance in both high and low burdens of P. aeruginosa. A Cmin/MIC of 3.4 was required, unless the bacterial burden was high, in which case a Cmin/MIC of 4.6 was needed [19]. In our study, we did not find an association between ƒT > MIC and ƒT > 4× MIC with the emergence of Gram-negative resistance. However, based upon the findings of the previous study and increased target concentrations with a high bacterial burden, there is the potential that our targets of ƒT > MIC and ƒT > 4× MIC were not sufficient to suppress bacterial resistance. In addition, P. aeruginosa was responsible for approximately 43% of the isolates in our study and was an independent risk factor for resistance emergence, which may have impacted the ability of PK/PD target attainment to suppress resistance emergence.
Beta-lactam target attainment (ƒT > MIC, ƒT > 4× MIC, and ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494) for patients in the present study was in general poor, especially for piperacillin. The low target attainment could be due to the high percentage of ICU patients (approximately 79%) who have an increased risk of pharmacokinetic variability. Of note, while patients achieving daily ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 had significantly less time on antibiotics, only 31% of patients met this target. In a previous study of 80 ICU patients receiving cefepime, meropenem, and piperacillin-tazobactam, researchers found that serum concentrations remained 4× above target concentrations for the P. aeruginosa breakpoint for 34% (cefepime), 57% (meropenem), and 33% (piperacillin-tazobactam) of the dosing interval. They concluded that only meropenem had acceptable serum concentrations and that more aggressive dosing may be needed to empirically cover pathogens, especially in critically ill patients [20]. The EXPAT study was a prospective observational study in two ICUs. Researchers enrolled patients receiving beta-lactam antibiotics and collected drug samples on day 2 of therapy. Of 147 patients, researchers concluded that 63.3% and 36.7% of patients achieved 100% ƒT > MIC and 100% ƒT > 4× MIC, respectively. They identified male gender, high BMI, and elevated eGFR as risk factors for target non-attainment [21]. While our study did not find an association between ƒT > MIC or ƒT > 4× MIC, we have demonstrated that ƒAUC/MIC target attainment decreased time on antibiotics, which provides further support for early target attainment in clinical practice. Therefore, due to the risks of subtherapeutic beta-lactam concentrations and the benefits of early target attainment, especially in critically ill patients, therapeutic drug monitoring would ideally be initiated on day 1 of beta-lactam therapy to improve target attainment.
There are limitations to this study. This was a retrospective study utilizing data from a single center with a high percentage of critically ill patients, which may limit external generalizability to other sites. In addition, protein binding values were estimated and used to calculate the unbound fraction, as total drug concentrations were measured. Unbound fractions may be highly variable due to critical illness, hypoalbuminemia, and chronic kidney disease. Sixteen percent of patients received renal replacement therapy during beta-lactam therapy. However, the models used to generate beta-lactam exposures do not account for patients receiving renal replacement therapy, so beta-lactam exposures may have been impacted. In addition, it is generally accepted that MICs have variability, with repeat assessments potentially producing MIC values that differ by 200% [22]. Additionally, due to the retrospective nature of the study, bacterial cultures were ordered by the treating team and were not taken at scheduled intervals. Although controlled for in analysis, future studies should utilize scheduled intervals to obtain cultures to assess resistance emergence.

4. Materials and Methods

4.1. Data Collection

This retrospective study utilized pooled data from the UF Health-Shands hospital in Gainesville, Florida, USA between 2016 to 2019. Patients were included if ≥18 years old, had two separate cultures positive for Gram-negative bacteria during the same hospitalization, were receiving cefepime, meropenem, or piperacillin (administered with tazobactam), and had beta-lactam concentrations measured during therapy as part of the usual therapeutic drug monitoring service [23]. Cultures were included if collected from the same site at least one day apart. The first culture was included if it was before or at the start of antibiotic therapy, and subsequent cultures were included if collected up to 30 days after therapy discontinuation. Additional data collected included age, BMI, ICU LOS, hospital LOS, SOFA score, days on antibiotic therapy, days between cultures, and clinical factors, such as renal replacement therapy, mechanical ventilation, diabetes, liver disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heart failure. These covariates were chosen due to their potential to be associated with resistance emergence [24,25,26,27].
Resistance was defined as any increase in minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) or at least a two-fold increase in MIC. If the second culture had no growth, it was considered susceptible. If multiple MICs were available after the first culture, the highest available MIC was used. MICs were determined by the UF-Health Shands microbiology. Methods to identify bacteria and MICs included VITEK® Mass Spectrometry and Vitek® II (bioMérieux, Inc., Durham, NC, USA). Etest was utilized for MIC quantification for the following bacteria (beta-lactam) combinations: Acinetobacter spp. (cefepime, meropenem, and piperacillin), Burkholderia cepacia complex (meropenem), and Gram-negative non-fermenters (cefepime, meropenem, and piperacillin). Multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates were defined as extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Enterobacterales, carbapenem-resistant (CR) Enterobacterales, MDR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa, MDR-Acinetobacter baumannii, or any bacteria non-susceptible to ≥1 agent in ≥3 antimicrobial categories [4,28,29,30].
Following collection, total beta-lactam plasma concentrations were quantified using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry assays at the Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Laboratory at UF. The calibration range was 2–100 mg/L with an inter- and intra-day accuracy and precision < 10%. Values below the limit of quantification were assigned a value of “0” for analysis. Free drug concentrations were estimated using previously published values (80% for cefepime, 98% for meropenem, and 70% for piperacillin) [31,32,33].
Posterior predictions were generated using the nonparametric adaptive grid (NPAG) in Pmetrics v1.9.7 (Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics and Bioinformatics, Los Angeles, CA, USA) with previously published cefepime, meropenem, and piperacillin models, drug doses, drug concentrations, and covariates, including renal function (CrCl or SCr), weight, and age [34,35,36]. Beta-lactam exposure was generated from initiation of antibiotics up until therapy discontinuation or the time of resistant bacteria culture collection, whichever was reported first. Beta-lactam posterior predictions were imported to Phoenix WinNonlin v8.3.4 (Certara, Princeton, NJ, USA) to calculate the free area under the time concentration curve (ƒAUC) and ƒT > MIC and ƒT > 4× MIC for 0–24 h, 0–7 days, and the duration of beta-lactam therapy or up to the day of resistant bacterial culture. Calculated ƒAUC was used to estimate mean daily ƒAUC to MIC (ƒAUC/MIC) ratios. If patients received beta-lactam therapy for less than or had a resistant bacteria culture in less than 7 days, PK/PD calculations were stopped after the last dose of beta-lactam.

4.2. Statistical Analysis

Statistical analysis was performed on JMP Pro v17 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). Continuous data were presented as the median and interquartile range (IQR) and categorical data as count and percentages. Covariates including age, BMI, RRT, days on antibiotics, days between first and last culture, mechanical ventilation, hospital and ICU LOS, diabetes, liver disease, COPD, heart failure, and SOFA score were tested individually for association with resistance emergence (defined as both any increase in MIC or ≥2× increase in MIC) in a univariate analysis. Significant covariates identified in the univariate analysis were included and controlled for in the final multiple regression models, and PK/PD parameters were tested individually for associations with bacterial resistance. PK/PD parameters tested in the multiple regression models included the mean daily ƒAUC/MIC and ƒT > MIC and ƒT > 4× MIC for 0 to 24 h, 0 to 7 days, and the duration of therapy. Classification and regression tree (CART) analysis was used to test PK/PD parameters including fT > MIC and ƒAUC/MIC for breakpoint values of significance. These breakpoints were then tested in the multiple regression models for associations with bacterial resistance. A subgroup analysis was also conducted to test PK/PD relationships with resistance emergence when only using cultures of the same source. The same significant covariates were included in the final multiple regression model. Kaplan–Meier estimators were reported for associations between PK/PD parameters and the time on beta-lactam therapy. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant for all analyses.

5. Conclusions

Daily ƒAUC/MIC ≥ 494 may be associated with a decreased risk of Gram-negative resistance emergence and a reduced duration of antibiotics. These results could be a potential PK/PD target for future investigations, such as interventional prospective studies with a larger sample size. P. aeruginosa was significantly associated with an increase in resistance emergence. No associations between resistance emergence and ƒT > MIC and ƒT > 4× MIC were found.

Author Contributions

N.F.M. performed data collection, data analysis, and wrote the manuscript. J.W. performed data collection and assisted with manuscript writing. M.H.A. was involved in the study design, analysis, and contributed a model for Pmetrics. T.W.F. contributed a model for Pmetrics. C.A.P. assisted with the study design and oversaw the quantification of all beta-lactams measured in the study. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Institutional Review Board Statement

This study was reviewed and approved as exempt by the University of Florida IRB (IRB # 201902910).

Informed Consent Statement

Patient consent was waived due to the retrospective, noninterventional design of the study. The confidentiality of all data obtained during the research was guaranteed.

Data Availability Statement

Data supporting the reported results are available upon request from the corresponding author.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Violin plots showing PK/PD target attainment stratified by beta-lactam. PK/PD—pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic; MIC—minimum inhibitory concentration; ƒT > MIC—time free drug concentrations exceed minimum inhibitory concentration; ƒT > 4× MIC—time free drug concentrations exceed four multiples of MIC.
Figure 1. Violin plots showing PK/PD target attainment stratified by beta-lactam. PK/PD—pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic; MIC—minimum inhibitory concentration; ƒT > MIC—time free drug concentrations exceed minimum inhibitory concentration; ƒT > 4× MIC—time free drug concentrations exceed four multiples of MIC.
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Figure 2. Bar graphs showing mean (standard deviation) daily ƒAUC/MIC stratified by beta-lactam. ƒAUC/MIC—free area under the time concentration curve to minimum inhibitory concentration.
Figure 2. Bar graphs showing mean (standard deviation) daily ƒAUC/MIC stratified by beta-lactam. ƒAUC/MIC—free area under the time concentration curve to minimum inhibitory concentration.
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Figure 3. Kaplan–Meier curve for beta-lactam duration of therapy comparing patients based on ƒAUC/MIC target attainment of 494.
Figure 3. Kaplan–Meier curve for beta-lactam duration of therapy comparing patients based on ƒAUC/MIC target attainment of 494.
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Table 1. Patient characteristics, n = 256 patients.
Table 1. Patient characteristics, n = 256 patients.
Clinical CharacteristicsMedian (IQR) or n (%)
Age, years58 (42–69)
Sex, Male151 (59)
Weight, kg73.6 (60.9–94.3)
Serum creatinine, mg/dL0.81 (0.57–1.27)
BMI, kg/m226 (21.4–33.4)
Renal replacement therapy44 (17)
Liver Disease78 (30)
COPD55 (21)
Diabetes113 (44)
Heart failure105 (41)
Mechanical Ventilation66 (26)
Patient in ICU at beta-lactam initiation203 (79)
Length of stay, days
   ICU
   Hospital
14 (2–29)
25 (16–47)
Mortality122 (48)
Gram-negative isolates, n628
Common isolated bacteria, n (% developing resistance)
   Pseudomonas aeruginosa
   Escherichia coli
   Klebsiella pneumoniae
   Enterobacter cloacae
   Serratia marcescens
   Proteus mirabilis
   Acinetobacter baumannii
   Klebsiella aerogenes
134 (35.6)
30 (6.7)
26 (11.5)
20 (0)
19 (5.2)
14 (0)
14 (14.2)
10 (10)
Multi-drug resistant isolates #62 (9.8)
All Culture Sources
Lung
Blood
Wound
Urinary Tract
Abscess/body fluid
Other
233
230
80
36
32
17
Culture Sources (Same Final and Initial Source)
   Lung
   Blood
   Wound
   Urinary Tract
   Abscess/body fluid
   Other
204
214
46
32
16
6
Beta-lactam Received ^
   Cefepime
   Meropenem
   Piperacillin/tazobactam
179 (65)
54 (20)
41 (15)
Number of samples
   Cefepime
   Meropenem
   Piperacillin/tazobactam
316
91
73
Beta-lactam therapy duration, days8 (5–14)
Time between cultures, days7 (4–15)
Time between start of beta-lactam therapy and TDM, days3 (2–8)
Concomitant Antibiotics
-Aminoglycoside
-Fluoroquinolone
-Polymyxin
124 (48)
57 (22)
30 (12)
IQR—interquartile range; BMI—body mass index; COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICU—intensive care unit; TDM—therapeutic drug monitoring; ^ Total = 274. Fifteen patients received more than one beta-lactam during the study period; # Multidrug resistant (MDR) isolates include extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Enterobacterales, carbapenem-resistant (CR) Enterobacterales, MDR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa, MDR-Acinetobacter baumannii, or any bacteria non-susceptible to ≥1 agent in ≥3 antimicrobial categories.
Table 2. Univariate analysis.
Table 2. Univariate analysis.
Resistance
(Any Increase in MIC)		Resistance
(≥2× MIC Increase)
CovariatesORp-ValueORp-Value
Age (per 1 year)0.990.080.990.35
BMI (per 1 kg/m2)1.000.731.000.82
RRT during admission2.240.032.500.01
Days on antibiotic therapy (per 1 day)1.010.061.010.06
Days between cultures (per 1 day)1.06<0.00011.06<0.0001
Mechanical Ventilation2.270.0072.610.002
Hospital LOS (per 1 day)1.01<0.00011.01<0.0001
ICU LOS (per 1 day)1.02<0.00011.02<0.0001
Diabetes1.140.670.940.88
Liver Disease1.380.281.300.43
COPD1.380.391.380.38
Heart Failure1.180.561.360.30
SOFA Score (per 1 point)1.050.121.080.02
Note: MIC—minimum inhibitory concentration; BMI—body mass index; RRT—renal replacement therapy; LOS—length of stay; ICU—intensive care unit; COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SOFA—sequential organ failure assessment.
Table 3. Final statistical models with PK/PD predictors.
Table 3. Final statistical models with PK/PD predictors.
Resistance (Any Increase in MIC)Resistance (≥2× MIC Increase)
PK/PD ParameteraOR (95% CI)p-ValueaOR (95% CI)p-Value
% ƒT > MIC 0–24 h (per 10%)0.96 (0.88–1.07)0.501.06 (0.95–1.20)0.34
% ƒT > 4× MIC 0–24 h (per 10%)0.98 (0.91–1.06)0.641.02 (0.94–1.10)0.71
% ƒT > MIC 0–7 d (per 10%)1.06 (0.95–1.21)0.311.08 (0.94–1.24)0.27
% ƒT > 4× MIC 0–7 d (per 10%)1.03 (0.94–1.12)0.511.08 (0.99–1.19)0.08
% ƒT > MIC duration of therapy (per 10%)0.98 (0.89–1.08)0.671.03 (0.92–1.14)0.63
% ƒT > 4× MIC duration of therapy (per 10%)0.99 (0.92–1.09)0.951.03 (0.94–1.13)0.53
Mean daily ƒAUC/MIC (per increments of 10)0.99 (0.98–1.00)0.081.00 (0.99–1.001)0.17
Mean daily ƒAUC/MIC of 494 achieved (yes)0.25 (0.11–0.61)0.0020.27 (0.11–0.67)0.004
Note: MIC—minimum inhibitory concentration; PK/PD—pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic; aOR—adjusted odds ratio; CI—confidence interval.
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