Aims: To analyze the results from the clinical monitoring of serum vancomycin levels among ICU pediatric patients. Methods: A retrospective drug utilization evaluation was performed for pediatric ...

Objectives: To see if there is any evidence of association between high vancomycin levels and hearing loss in neonates. Methods: This is a case series of 6 neonates who had documented high peak levels ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intraosseous vancomycin levels were minimally detected at the end of the procedure vs. IV vancomycin levels.

VANCOMYCIN is a penicillinase-resistant antibiotic that may be used in the treatment of staphylococcal infections. Because it is known to be excreted chiefly through the kidneys in normal persons 1 ...

DALLAS — The current recommended dosing of intraperitoneal vancomycin for PD- associated peritonitis, as indicated by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, may be too high for children ...

Administration of vancomycin by continuous infusion is a reasonable dosing strategy, considering the drug's pharmacodynamic properties. Vancomycin exhibits time-dependent rather than ...

The current standard of practice is to treat hemodialysis patients with catheter-related bloodstream infections involving MRSA or gram- positive cocci with vancomycin, given during the last part of ...

JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DoseMe, a leading provider of model informed precision dosing, today announced the availability of its new Vancomycin Hemodialysis (HD) model. Patients undergoing ...

New recommendations for vancomycin use in some patients found to increase nephrotoxicity risk. CHICAGO—New guidelines recommending higher-than-traditional concentrations of vancomycin could result in ...

Credit: istockphoto New studies may clarify the risks associated with antibiotic combinations that include vancomycin, a drug with well-known nephrotoxicities. SAN ...