Current research projects
In vitro infection models
Exploring the impact of altered and variable antimicrobial pharmacokinetics on bacterial killing and emergence of bacterial resistance.
Clinical pharmacokinetic studies
Antibiotic penetration into epithelial lining fluid of mechanically ventilated patients with VAP and CAP.
Exploring population variability of antimicrobial epithelial lining fluid penetration in patients with VAP.
SaMpling Antibiotics in Renal Replacement Therapy - SMARRT study.
Ex Vivo renal replacement therapy study to quantify the effect of differing RRT settings on antimicrobial clearance.
Antimicrobial pharmacokinetics in patients with cystic fibrosis, lung and bone marrow transplant.
Pharmacokinetics of Flucloxacillin and Lincomycin in burns patients.
Pharmacokinetics of antifungals in intensive care patients.
Pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials in critically ill paediatric patients.
Pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials in critically ill obese patients.
Development of innovative doses
Pharmacometric analysis of antimicrobial pharmacokinetics to propose novel and innovative dosing regimens.
Testing innovative doses
Therapeutic drug monitoring optimisation of antimicrobial exposures for critically ill, burns and transplant patients.
Clinical trials
Continuous versus intermittent beta-lactams administration in critically ill patients with sepsis not receiving renal replacement therapy.
Therapeutic drug monitoring and dose personalisation of antimicrobials in mechanically ventilated patients with Gram-negative pneumonia.
Practice guidelines development
Development of informed consumer groups participating as partners in CRE REDUCE projects and processes.
Development of clinical practice guidelines on antimicrobial dosing incorporating new knowledge generated by the CRE REDUCE.