title: [Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic of antibiotics for treatment of skin and soft tissue infections].
abstract: The pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic characteristics of antimicrobial agents are the two fundamental pharmacological components which provide a rational for the choice of therapy for skin and skin structure infections, and especially serious infections. The most important PK-PD parameters are well known which can potentiate therapeutic efficacy. Antimicrobial agents ca be subdivided into categories based on whether their activity is dependent on concentration or exposure time. Therefore, a correct dosing regimen for the time-dependent molecules (i.e. beta-lactams, linezolid, tigecycline) should prolong the maximum exposure time to maintain serum levels over the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The concentration-dependent molecules, on the other hand, which include aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones, should be given in order to reach maximum concentrations, since they are bactericidal in direct proportion to their concentrations and possess a prolonged post-antibiotic effect.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Farmacologia Preclinica e Clinica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Teresita
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mazzei
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Novelli
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arrigucci
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006020:Glycopeptides; D047090:beta-Lactams