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Performance of a Vancomycin Dosage Regimen Developed for Obese Patients

David C. Reynolds, Pharm.D; Laura H. Waite, Pharm.D; Donald P. Alexander, Pharm.D; C. Andrew DeRyke, Pharm.D Despite the higher frequency of target vancomycin troughs among patients dosed according to ...
Medscape

Vancomycin Dosing in High Flux Hemodialysis

Purpose. The feasibility of using a limitedsampling algorithm for administration of vancomycin for treatment of vascular-access-related bacteremia in outpatient high flux hemodialysis was investigated ...
Nature

Dose optimization in surgical prophylaxis: sub-inhibitory dosing of vancomycin increases rates of biofilm formation and the rates of surgical site infection

Antibiotic stewardship is an important strategy to prevent development of antibiotic resistant organisms 1. This is the primary motivational force behind the appropriate and judicious use of surgical ...
Nature

Evolution of empiric vancomycin dosing in a neonatal population

In 2014, we assessed the effectiveness of our neonatal vancomycin empirical dosing regimen (15–45 mg/kg/day) which led to development of a revised regimen (20–60 mg/kg/day). Out of 118 participants, ...