Cerebrospinal fluid penetration of very high-dose meropenem: a case report
Abstract Background Standard dosing of meropenem (2 g t.i.d.) produces CSF concentrations of only 1–2 mg/L which is inferior to the clinical breakpoint for most Gram-negative bacteria. There is therefore concern that dosing must be increased in order to achieve therapeutic CSF concentrations for bac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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Series: | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-018-0299-0 |