提高抗菌治疗指导的时间到阳性性范式:基于模型的方法
Sowrav Barua1, James E Smith2, Vincent H Tam1,2
1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, TX 77204.
概括
增强的时间到阳性 (TTP) 使用修改的仪器和数学建模来指导抗微生物治疗. 这种新的方法通过系统地分析TTP数据以改善临床结果来优化治疗.
科学领域:
- 临床微生物学 临床微生物学
- 传染病 传染病 传染病 传染病
- 药理动力学是什么 药理动力学
背景情况:
- 阳性时间 (TTP) 是血液培养中的经验诊断参数.
- 目前TTP的使用是有限的,主要是在治疗前告知临床医生感染严重程度.
- 这限制了TTP的有效性和治疗优化临床采用.
研究的目的:
- 为系统的抗微生物疗法设计引入增强的TTP方法.
- 将修改后的TTP仪器与新的数学建模相结合.
- 通过使用TTP数据,为抗微生物治疗提供系统指导.
主要方法:
- 修改了标准TTP仪器的操作.
- 使用TTP数据进行治疗指导的新型数学建模.
- 在实验室中使用特定抗生素组合对抗耐药细菌进行评估.
主要成果:
- 增强的TTP方法被评估使用ceftazidime/avibactam对抗*Acinetobacter baumannii*和使用cefiderocol/avibactam对抗*Pseudomonas aeruginosa*.
- 基于模型的治疗结果预测与空洞纤维感染模型中的实验结果保持一致.
- 这项研究代表了TTP试验的首次增强.
结论:
- 增强的TTP系统地为抗菌药物治疗设计提供信息.
- 该方法证明了预测和实验结果之间的一致性.
- 进一步开发可以建立增强的TTP作为优化抗微生物治疗的工具.
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