Poster: Drug/Disease Modelling - Infection

Exploring the impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy on piperacillin pharmacokinetics: do general intensive care unit models perform similarly to ECMO models?

Thursday 7 May, 2026

Introduction ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) therapy provides temporary cardiac and/or respiratory support to critically ill patients, and anti-infective agents are…

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PYRAZINAMIDE POPULATION PHARMACOKINETICS IN ADULTS WITH DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS: THE ROLE OF ALLOMETRIC SCALING

Thursday 7 May, 2026

Objective: Pyrazinamide is a key sterilizing agent in first- and second-line tuberculosis (TB) treatment [1]. Current WHO guidelines recommend weight-band…

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A lesion-centric extension of a minimal PBPK model to predict anti-tuberculosis drug target attainment in rabbits

Thursday 7 May, 2026

Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB), one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide [1], still requires therapy optimization to eradicate Mycobacterium tuberculosis residing…

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A pharmacometric model of the in vitro co-dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus and three phage candidates

Thursday 7 May, 2026

Objectives Phage therapy is a promising approach for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)….

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A translational framework for predicting early bactericidal activity of bedaquiline and pretomanid using in vitro time-kill assays

Thursday 7 May, 2026

The authors Pietro Laddomada and Marie Sylvianne Rabodoarivelo contributed equally to this work. Objectives: Phase IIa pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) trials…

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Model-Informed Precision Dosing of Cefepime: A Simulation Study Evaluating Target Attainment and Neurotoxicity Risk

Thursday 7 May, 2026

Introduction: Cefepime is a broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic critical for treating severe gram-negative infections, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Optimal dosing requires balancing…

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GLOBAL VARIANCE-BASED SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF A PHARMACODYNAMIC MODEL FOR PIPERACILLIN/TAZOBACTAM TOWARDS OPTIMISED DOSING STRATEGIES

Thursday 7 May, 2026

Introduction: The β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combination piperacillin/tazobactam (PIP/TAZ) is a widely used empirical therapy in critical ill patients. The minimum inhibitory…

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POPULATION PHARMACOKINETICS OF DELAMANID AND ITS MAIN METABOLITE DM-6705 IN BREASTMILK IN PATIENTS TREATED FOR RIFAMPICIN-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS

Thursday 7 May, 2026

Objectives: Delamanid, a nitroimidazole drug used in the treatment of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB),[1] has limited pharmacokinetic data describing its distribution…

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Population pharmacokinetic–based probability of target attainment analysis of cefepime/nacubactam and aztreonam/nacubactam for carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales infections

Thursday 7 May, 2026

Introduction: OP0595 (nacubactam) is a novel β-lactamase inhibitor with dual mechanisms of action: as an inhibitor of serine β-lactamases (classes…

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FOUR-SNP NAT2 GENOTYPING OUTPERFORMS TAG-SNP AND MIXTURE MODELS FOR HIGH-DOSE ISONIAZID PK

Thursday 7 May, 2026

Objectives Isoniazid is used at standard doses of 4–6 mg/kg for drug-susceptible tuberculosis and at higher doses of 10–15 mg/kg…

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