Calculated initial parenteral treatment of bacterial infections: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

This is the third chapter of the guideline "Calculated initial parenteral treatment of bacterial infections in adults - update 2018" in the 2nd updated version. The German guideline by the Paul-Ehrlich-Gesellschaft für Chemotherapie e.V. (PEG) has been translated to address an international audience. The chapter features the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics properties of the most frequently used antiinfective agents.