In vitro Dynamic Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) study and COPD of Marbofloxacin against Haemophilus parasuis.

BACKGROUND: Haemophilus parasuis (H. parasuis) can invade the body and cause systemic infection under stress conditions. Marbofloxacin has been recommended for the treatment of swine infections. However, few studies have investigated the PK/PD characteristics and PK/PD cutoff (COPD) of this drug against H. parasuis. RESULTS: MICs of marbofloxacin against 198 H. parasuis isolates were determined. The MIC50 and MIC90 were 2 and 8 mg/L, respectively. An in vitro dynamic PK/PD model was established to study the PK/PD relationship of marbofloxacin against H. parasuis. The PK/PD surrogate markers Cmax/MIC, Cmax/MPC (the maximum concentration divided by MIC or mutant prevention concentration (MPC)) and AUC 24h/MIC, AUC 24h/MPC (the area under the curve during the first 24 h divided by MIC or MPC) simulated the antimicrobial effect of marbofloxacin successfully with the R(2) of 0.9928 and 0.9911, respectively. The target values of 3-log10-unit and 4-log10-unit reduction for AUC 24h/MPC were 33 and 42, while the same efficacy for AUC 24h/MIC were 88 and 110. The COPD deduced from Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) for marbofloxacin against H. parasuis was 0.5 mg/L. The recommended dose of marbofloxacin against H. parasuis with MIC ≤ 2 mg/L was 16 mg/kg body weight (BW). CONCLUSIONS: The PK/PD surrogate markers AUC 24h/MIC, Cmax/MIC and AUC 24h/MPC, Cmax/MPC properly described the effects of marbofloxacin. Marbofloxacin can achieve the best efficacy at dosage of 16 mg/kg BW for strains with MIC values ≤ 2 mg/L, therefore, it is obligatory to know the sensitivity of the pathogen and to treat animals as early as possible. The very first COPD provide fundamental data for marbofloxacin breakpoint determination.

In vitro dynamic pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic(PK/PD) modeling and PK/PD cutoff of cefquinome against Haemophilus parasuis.

BACKGROUND: Haemophilus parasuis (H. parasuis) causes Glässer's disease and multisystem infectious disease. It is one of the major causes of nursery mortality in swine herds. Cefquinome (CEQ) is proposed for the treatment of pigs against respiratory tract infection. However, few studies have investigated the PK/PD characteristics and PK/PD cutoff of this drug against H. parasuis. RESULTS: A total of 213 H. parasuis strains were isolated from diseased pigs in China. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of CEQ against these isolates were determined. The MIC(50) and MIC(90) values were 0.125 and 8 mg/L, respectively. An in vitro dynamic PK/PD infection model was used to investigate the antimicrobial effect of CEQ against H. parasuis strain of serotype 5. The target values of CEQ for 3-log(10)-unit and 4-log10-unit decreases effects were the percent time that CEQ concentrations were above the minimum inhibitory concentration (T% > MIC) of 61 and 71 respectively. According to Monte Carlo simulation, the PK/PD cutoff for CEQ against H. parasuis was 0.06 mg/L. The suggested dose regimen was 4 mg/kg/12 h BW. CONCLUSIONS: The value of PK/PD surrogate marker T% > MIC is of great utility in CEQ clinical usage. The very first CEQ PK/PD cutoff provide fundamental data for CEQ breakpoint determination. A more desirable dose regimen against H. parasuis was provided for CEQ using in China district.