Serum linezolid concentrations are reduced in critically ill patients with pulmonary infections: A prospective observational study

Zoller, Michael; Paal, Michael; Greimel, Antonia; Kallee, Simon; Vogeser, Michael; Irlbeck, Michael; Schroeder, Ines; Liebchen, Uwe und Scharf, Christina (2022): Serum linezolid concentrations are reduced in critically ill patients with pulmonary infections: A prospective observational study. In: Journal of Critical Care, Bd. 71, 154100

Abstract

Rationale: The concentration-time profile of linezolid varies considerably in critically ill patients. Question of interest is, if the site of infection influences linezolid serum concentrations. Methods: 68 critically ill patients, treated with linezolid, were included. The concentration-time-profile for linezolid was determined using maximum a-posteriori predictions. A trough concentration (C-min) between 2 and 10 mg/L was defined as the target. A generalized linear model (GLM) was established to evaluate potential covariates. Results: The indications for linezolid therapy were in descending order: peritonitis (38.2%), pneumonia (25.0%), infectious acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (19.1%), and other non-pulmonary infection (17.7%). 27.2 and 7.9% of C-min were subtherapeutic and toxic, respectively. In the GLM, ARDS (mean: -2.1 mg/L, CI: -3.0 to -1.2 mg/L) and pneumonia (mean: -2.2 mg/L, CI: -2.8 to -1.6 mg/L) were significant (p < 0.001) determinants of C-min. Patients with ARDS (mean: 2.3 mg/L, 51.2% subtherapeutic, 0.0% toxic) and pneumonia (mean: 3.5 mg/L, 41.5% subtherapeutic, 7.7% toxic) had significantly (p < 0.001) lower C-min than those with peritonitis (mean: 5.5 mg/L, 14.4% subtherapeutic, 9.3% toxic) and other non-pulmonary infection (mean: 5.2 mg/L, 3.3% subtherapeutic, 16.5% toxic). Conclusion: Linezolid serum concentrations are reduced in patients with pulmonary infections. Future studies should investigate if other linezolid thresholds are needed in those patients due to linezolid pooling in patients acute accent lung. (C) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin ; Medizin > Klinikum der LMU München > Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0883-9441
• Sprache: Englisch