Sarah Fawaz
Kingston University, United Kingdom
Title: Optimising antibiotic therapy for inpatient and outpatient settings
Biography
Biography: Sarah Fawaz
Abstract
Not only have antibiotics saved countless patients’ lives but they have also played a crucial role in supporting major advances in modern medicine. However, precipitously emerging resistant bacterial strains jeopardise the remarkable advances achieved with antibiotics. In the past, the development of new antibiotics was an effective strategy to combat resistant bacteria. However, with the discovery of new antibiotics diminishing, optimising the administration of currently available antibiotics has become a necessity. A strategy of particular interest involves applying pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics concepts to optimize time-dependent antibiotics dosing regimens. The latter is a growing area of interest for reducing the development of antibiotic resistance and it involves differential dosing regimens such as prolonged or continuous infusions of beta lactam antibiotics.