Cefepime, not Piperacillin/Tazobactam use, for empirical treatment of bloodstream infections caused by Enterobacter spp.: Results from a population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis.

Eur J Pharm Sci

State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.. Electronic address:

Published: January 2023

Objective: There is a paucity of published data to evaluate the efficacy and safety of imipenem, cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam dosing regimens against bloodstream infections caused by Klebsiella aerogenes (BSIs-Kae) and Enterobacter cloacae complex (BSIs-Ecc) in patients with various degrees of renal function.

Methods: Pathogens were isolated from China's blood bacterial resistant investigation network. The dosing regimens of imipenem, cefepime and piperacillin were simulated with intermittent infusion and extended infusion. Monte Carlo simulation was performed to calculate the probability of target attainment and a cumulative fraction of response (CFR) against BSIs-Kae/Ecc.

Results: In total, 203 BSIs-Kae, and 785 BSIs-Ecc were isolated from the surveillance network. Imipenem showed the highest in vitro activity against BSIs-Kae/Ecc, followed by cefepime (85%) and piperacillin/tazobactam (70-80%). The MIC values of imipenem, cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam aginst BSIs-Kae and BSIs-Ecc were 1/1 mg/L, 16/16 mg/L, and 64/128 mg/L, respectively. The simulation results showed imipenem achieved the highest CFRs in patients with normal or decreased renal function, with values of 91-99%, followed by FEP (88-96%), without risk of excessive dosing. However, the intermittent and extended dosing regimens of piperacillin/tazobactam were unlikely to provide adequate exposure for empirical management of BSIs-Kae/Ecc (CFRs, 50-80%), regardless of renal function. Besides, the traditional intermittent piperacillin/tazobactam dosing regimens were highly likely to contribute to suboptimal therapeutic exposure when MIC was close to clinical breakpoints.

Conclusions: Cefepime, not piperacillin/tazobactam, can be a reasonable carbapenem-sparing option in empirically treating BSIs-Kae/Ecc.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2022.106334DOI Listing

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