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Table 2 Target concentrations for selected pathogens

From: Cotrimoxazole - optimal dosing in the critically ill

Organism

Target concentration trimethoprim (mcg/ml)

Target concentration sulfamethoxazole (mcg/ml)

Reference

Pneumocystis jovenii

5 to 8 Cmax

100 to 200 mcg/ml Cmax

[13]

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

> 6 Cmax

> 60 Cmax

[14]

Burkholderia pseudomallei

≥ 2 Cmin

≥ 38 Cmin

[15]

Nocardia

≥ 4 Cmin

≥ 76 Cmin

[16]

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

≥ 2 Cmin

≥ 38 Cmin

[17]

ESBL Enterobacteriaceae

≥ 2 Cmin

≥ 38 Cmin

[17]

  1. Cmax, Maximum concentration during dosing interval.
  2. Cmin, Minimum concentration during dosing interval.