16th May 2025

Mrs Jackson is an 81-year-old lady who is currently an inpatient on a general medical ward being treated for sepsis of unknown source with amoxicillin, gentamicin, and metronidazole.

Mrs Jackson is an 81-year-old lady who is currently an inpatient on a general medical ward being treated for sepsis of unknown source with amoxicillin, gentamicin, and metronidazole. She is currently on her third day of treatment and one of the nurses has made you aware that a gentamicin trough level that has come back at 3.4mg/L. You have decided to withhold gentamicin until the level returns to <1mg/L. What change would you consider making to further gentamicin therapy given this gentamicin level?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.