Polymyxin B versus colistin: an update

Y Cai, W Lee, AL Kwa - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Polymyxin B and colistin (polymyxin E) are polypeptide antibiotics that were developed in
the 1940s, but fell into disfavor due to their high toxicity rates. These two antibiotics were …

Dose optimization of colistin: A systematic review

A Haseeb, HS Faidah, S Alghamdi, AF Alotaibi… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Colistin is considered a last treatment option for multi-drug and extensively resistant Gram-
negative infections. We aimed to assess the available data on the dosing strategy of colistin …

High-volume hemofiltration in adult burn patients with septic shock and acute kidney injury: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

KK Chung, EC Coates, DJ Smith, RA Karlnoski… - Critical care, 2017 - Springer
Background Sepsis and septic shock occur commonly in severe burns. Acute kidney injury
(AKI) is also common and often results as a consequence of sepsis. Mortality is …

Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and dose optimization of cefiderocol during continuous renal replacement therapy

E Wenzler, D Butler, X Tan, T Katsube… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
Background The need for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in critically ill
patients with serious infections is associated with clinical failure, emergence of resistance …

Evaluation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis and therapeutics in military‐relevant animal infection models

AG Bobrov, D Getnet, B Swierczewski, A Jacobs… - Apmis, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Modern combat‐related injuries are often associated with acute polytrauma. As a
consequence of severe combat‐related injuries, a dysregulated immune response results in …

A hydrogel‐based localized release of Colistin for antimicrobial treatment of burn wound infection

C Zhu, J Zhao, K Kempe, P Wilson… - Macromolecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There is an urgent unmet medical need for new treatments for wound and burn infections
caused by multidrug‐resistant Gram‐negative “superbugs,” especially the problematic …

Colistin use in patients with reduced kidney function

E Fiaccadori, E Antonucci, S Morabito… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Colistin (polymyxin E) is a mainly concentration-dependent bactericidal antimicrobial active
against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. After being abandoned over the past 30 …

Clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicodynamics of polymyxins: implications for therapeutic use

RL Nation, A Forrest - Polymyxin Antibiotics: From Laboratory Bench to …, 2019 - Springer
The availability of sensitive, accurate and specific analytical methods for the measurement of
polymyxins in biological fluids has enabled an understanding of the pharmacokinetics of …

Intravenous antibiotic and antifungal agent pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic dosing in adults with severe burn injury

JM Cota, A FakhriRavari, MP Rowan, KK Chung… - Clinical Therapeutics, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Despite advances in the care of patients with severe burn injury, infection-related
morbidity and mortality remain high and can potentially be reduced with antimicrobial dosing …

Synthesis and applications of protein/peptide‐polymer conjugates

P Wilson - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in synthetic methodologies have brought us closer than ever to the
precision conferred by nature. For example, the control possible in reversible deactivation …