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Table 6 Classification of antibacterial drugs frequently used in the treatment of enteric colibacillosis according to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics indices (modified from Ahmad et al. [41])

From: Swine enteric colibacillosis: diagnosis, therapy and antimicrobial resistance

Drugs

Bacterial effect

PK/PD parameters

Fluoroquinolones (enrofloxacin)

Concentration dependent

Cmax/MIC and AUC/MIC

Cephalosporins (ceftiofur)

Time dependent

T > MIC

Sulphonamides + Diaminopyrimidines (trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole)

Time dependent

T > MIC

Aminoglycosides (neomycin)

Concentration dependent

Cmax/MIC or AUC/MIC

Aminocyclitols (spectinomycin)

 

T > MIC

Polymyxins (colistin)

Concentration dependent

AUC/MIC