Enough is Enough: Continuous Beta-Lactam Infusions for Treating Serious Infections

. 2024 Dec 19;9(4):200-203.

doi: 10.3138/jammi-2024-1104. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Mahesh Ramanan^{1

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4}, Yoav Keynan^{5

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8}, Kevin Laupland^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² Caboolture Hospital, Metro North Hospital & Health Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Metro North Hospital & Health Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
⁶ Department of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
⁷ The Manitoba HIV Program, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
⁸ Department of Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Mahesh Ramanan et al. J Assoc Med Microbiol Infect Dis Can. 2024.

. 2024 Dec 19;9(4):200-203.

doi: 10.3138/jammi-2024-1104. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Mahesh Ramanan^{1

2

3

4}, Yoav Keynan^{5

6

7

8}, Kevin Laupland^{1

3}

¹ Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² Caboolture Hospital, Metro North Hospital & Health Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Metro North Hospital & Health Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
⁶ Department of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
⁷ The Manitoba HIV Program, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
⁸ Department of Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: adoption; antibiotics; beta-lactam; infection; pharmacokinetics; sepsis; translation.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have nothing to disclose.

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