Open AccessPharmacokinetics of Polymyxin B in a Patient With Renal Insufficiency: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Andrea LayHoon Kwa,
Kamilia Abdelraouf,
Jenny G. Low,
Vincent H. Tam
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir137
Subject(s) - polymyxin b , medicine , pharmacokinetics , polymyxin , creatinine , renal function , antibiotics , urology , surgery , pharmacology , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
TO THE EDITOR—The pharmacokinetics of polymyxin B, especially with regard to the renal insufficiency cohort, are extremely lacking despite the increasing clinical use of this agent [1]. We described the pharmacokinetics of polymyxin B in a patient with renal insufficiency who was not undergoing dialysis.
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