Colistin (polymyxin E) is a mainly concentration-dependent bactericidal antimicrobial active against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. After being abandoned over the past 30 years due to its neuro- and nephrotoxicity, colistin has been reintroduced recently as a last-resort drug for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria infections in combination with other antimicrobials. Unfortunately, although renal toxicity is a well-known dose-related adverse effect of colistin, relatively few studies are currently available on its peculiar pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic properties in clinical settings at high risk for drug accumulation, such as acute or chronic kidney disease. In these specific contexts, the risk for underdosing is also substantial because colistin can be easily removed by dialysis/hemofiltration, especially when the most efficient modalities of renal replacement therapy (RRT) are used in critically ill patients. For this reason, recent recommendations in patients undergoing RRT have shifted toward higher dosing regimens, and therapeutic drug monitoring is advised. This review aims to summarize the main issues related to chemical structure, pharmacodynamics/pharmacokinetics, and renal toxicity of colistin. Moreover, recent data and current recommendations concerning colistin dosing in patients with reduced kidney function, with special regard to those receiving RRT such as dialysis or hemofiltration, are also discussed.

Colistin Use in Patients With Reduced Kidney Function / Fiaccadori, Enrico; Antonucci, Elio; Morabito, Santo; D' AVOLIO, Antonio; Maggiore, Umberto; Regolisti, Giuseppe. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES. - ISSN 0272-6386. - 68:2(2016), pp. 296-306. [10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.03.421]

Colistin Use in Patients With Reduced Kidney Function

FIACCADORI, Enrico;ANTONUCCI, Elio;D' AVOLIO, ANTONIO;MAGGIORE, UMBERTO;REGOLISTI, GIUSEPPE
2016-01-01

Abstract

Colistin (polymyxin E) is a mainly concentration-dependent bactericidal antimicrobial active against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. After being abandoned over the past 30 years due to its neuro- and nephrotoxicity, colistin has been reintroduced recently as a last-resort drug for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria infections in combination with other antimicrobials. Unfortunately, although renal toxicity is a well-known dose-related adverse effect of colistin, relatively few studies are currently available on its peculiar pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic properties in clinical settings at high risk for drug accumulation, such as acute or chronic kidney disease. In these specific contexts, the risk for underdosing is also substantial because colistin can be easily removed by dialysis/hemofiltration, especially when the most efficient modalities of renal replacement therapy (RRT) are used in critically ill patients. For this reason, recent recommendations in patients undergoing RRT have shifted toward higher dosing regimens, and therapeutic drug monitoring is advised. This review aims to summarize the main issues related to chemical structure, pharmacodynamics/pharmacokinetics, and renal toxicity of colistin. Moreover, recent data and current recommendations concerning colistin dosing in patients with reduced kidney function, with special regard to those receiving RRT such as dialysis or hemofiltration, are also discussed.
2016
Colistin Use in Patients With Reduced Kidney Function / Fiaccadori, Enrico; Antonucci, Elio; Morabito, Santo; D' AVOLIO, Antonio; Maggiore, Umberto; Regolisti, Giuseppe. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES. - ISSN 0272-6386. - 68:2(2016), pp. 296-306. [10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.03.421]
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