Examining the Relationship Between Vancomycin Area Under the Concentration Time Curve and Serum Trough Levels in Adults With Presumed or Documented Staphylococcal Infections

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Laura ClarkThomas J Dilworth

Abstract

Investigations of the relationship between vancomycin trough concentrations and area under the concentration time curve (AUC) are growing, but still limited. The authors sought to determine vancomycin exposure among hospitalized adults with presumed or confirmed invasive staphylococcal infections using 2-level pharmacokinetic monitoring to inform changes to an institutional vancomycin dosing protocol. This was a retrospective observational study performed in 2 acute care hospitals. Adults prescribed vancomycin (therapeutic trough 15-20 mg/L) for a presumed or documented invasive staphylococcal infection were evaluated. Two steady-state serum vancomycin levels were used to determine each patient's 24-hour AUC to minimum inhibitory concentration ratio (AUC/MIC) using a non-Bayesian, equation-based approach. Patient demographics and crude clinical outcomes were also collected. Thirty-four patients were included in the study, with 2 patients having vancomycin levels drawn twice (36 sets of levels). Most patients were located in an intensive care unit (91.2%), and 85.3% of patients were prescribed vancomycin for bacteremia, pneumonia, or endocarditis. The mean ± SD vancomycin Cmin was 16.6 ± 6.1 mg/L, and the mean AUC/MIC was 588 ± ...Continue Reading

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