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Prospective evaluation of vancomycin therapeutic usage and trough levels monitoring

Author(s) -

Wissam Kabbara,

Ghada El-Khoury,

Nour R Chamas

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.9800

Subject(s) - vancomycin , medicine , therapeutic drug monitoring , dosing , trough level , therapeutic index , observational study , intensive care medicine , prospective cohort study , staphylococcus aureus , pharmacology , drug , pharmacokinetics , transplantation , tacrolimus , biology , bacteria , genetics

Vancomycin is the cornerstone of parenteral therapy for serious methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. Optimal dosing of vancomycin is patient specific due to its narrow therapeutic window. The objective of this study is to evaluate the appropriate use of vancomycin focusing on the indication, dose, and therapeutic level monitoring.

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