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Pharmacokinetic Alterations of Antimicrobials in the Critically Ill

Neurosurgery/Critical Care, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, amcook0{at}email.uky.edu

Critical illness is accompanied by multiple physiologic alterations that affect the pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials. Although the pharmacokinetics of a number of antimicrobials have been studied in critically ill individuals, an understanding of the physiological alterations in critical illness and general pharmacokinetic principles of antimicrobials is imperative for appropriate selection, dosing, and prediction of toxicity.

Key Words: Pharmacokinetics • antimicrobials • critical illness • adult

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol. 18, No. 2, 75-83 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0897190004273568


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