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Abstract
Purpose
To find pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic parameters of vancomycin associated with the optimal outcome of severe infection due to
Enterococcus
species.
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed enterococcal bacteremia cases treated with vancomycin from January 2015 to December 2020. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. We calculated cutoff values of the ratio of vancomycin area under the concentration–time curve over 24 h to the minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC
24
/MIC) and trough concentration (C
trough
) during the initial 72 h of treatment. The optimal cutoff value was determined using the Youden index. Binary variables created based on these cutoffs were further assessed using multivariable analysis.
Results
A total of 65 patients were included. The majority (87.7%) had solid or hematologic malignancies. Thirty-day mortality and nephrotoxicity occurred in nine (13.4%) and 14 (21.5%) patients, respectively. Both vancomycin AUC
24
/MIC and C
trough
showed fair performance in predicting 30-day mortality (AUC of receiver-operator curve for AUC
24
/MIC, 0.712; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.539–0.886; AUC for C
trough
, 0.760; 95% CI 0.627–0.892; pairwise AUC comparison: p = 0.570). C
trough
≥ 13.94 μg/mL, but not AUC
24
/MIC ≥ 504, had a significant association with 30-day mortality after adjusting for confounders (odds ratio, 8.40; 95% CI 1.60–86.62; p = 0.010).
Conclusion
Mean C
trough
≥ 13.94 μg/mL during the initial 72 h was associated with higher 30-day mortality in enterococcal bacteremia. Further studies are warranted to elucidate optimal pharmacokinetic targets for enterococcal bacteremia.