The vancomycin monitoring guidelines did not specifically address patients with several conditions such as severe renal dysfunction which might impact proper dosing. Vandecasteele and De Vriese ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(6):657-667. The impact of combination therapy upon the need for aggressive vancomycin dosing was not discussed in the guidelines but a recent review failed to find ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vancomycin, the only available glycopeptide antibiotic in the United States, continues to be a mainstay of ...

A guideline for using vancomycin in a neonatal intensive care unit significantly reduced use in the newborn setting without negatively affecting patient safety, according to a recent study published ...

The addition of vancomycin to beta-lactam prophylaxis in arthroplasty may reduce surgical-site infections; however, the efficacy and safety are unclear. A total of 4239 patients underwent ...

Jennifer Le, PharmD Pediatric patients who attain higher trough levels of the drug may be at higher risk of kidney damage. SAN FRANCISCO—Nephrotoxicity from vancomycin therapy develops more quickly in ...

Insight into quality of life: Understanding the experience of patients with cancer in southern Brazil's public healthcare system. Treatment outcomes and prognostic factors of bowel function recovery ...