[Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antimicrobial Agents].

Antimicrobial dosing can be targeted to achieve pharmacokinetic (PK) -pharmacodynamic parameters at the minimal inhibitory concentration of bacteria. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of glycopetides [vanco- mycin (VCM) and teicoplanin] and aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, and amikacin) makes it possible to optimize dosing in individual patients. TDM of these antimicrobials can improve clinical outcomes, de- crease adverse events, and reduce costs. Therefore, PK-monitoring for VCM and aminoglycosides is rec- ommended in the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program implementing guidelines developed by the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America in 2016. In addition, Clinical practice guidelines for TDM have been developed by the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and the Japanese Society of TDM since 2012, and they were updated in 2016. The aim of this study was to review TDM of antimicrobial agents. [Review].