Fernando Carreno

Dr. Fernando Carreno


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 June 2022 in Pharmaceutics
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BDBruna Bernar Dias
Bruna Bernar Dias
FCFernando Carreno
Fernando Carreno
VHVictória Etges Helfer
Victória Etges Helfer
PGPriscila Martini Bernardi Garzella
Priscila Martini Bernardi Garzella
DLDaiane Maria Fonseca de Lima
Daiane Maria Fonseca de Lima
TCTeresa Dalla Costa
Teresa Dalla Costa
Biofilms and infectious process may alter free antimicrobial concentrations at the site of infection. Tobramycin (TOB), an aminoglycoside used to treat lung infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, binds to alginate present in biofilm extracellular matrix increasing its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). This work aimed to investigate the impact of biofilm-forming P. aeruginosa infection on TOB lung and epithelial lining fluid (ELF) penetration, using microdialysis, and to develop a population pharmacokinetic (popPK) model to evaluate the probability of therapeutic target attainment of current dosing regimens employed in fibrocystic and non-fibrocystic patients. The popPK model developed has three compartments including the lung. The ELF concentrations were described by a penetration factor derived from the lung compartment. Infection was a covariate in lung volume (V3) and only chronic infection was a covariate in central volume (V1) and total clearance (CL). Simulations of the recommended treatments for acute and chronic infection achieved >90% probability of target attainment (PTA) in the lung with 4.5 mg/kg q24h and 11 mg/kg q24h, respectively, for the most prevalent P. aeruginosa MIC (0.5 mg/mL). The popPK model was successfully applied to evaluate the PTA of current TOB dosing regimens used in the clinic, indicating the need to investigate alternative posology.