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Treatment optimization by monitoring vancomycin concentration in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid in a child with cystoperitoneal shunt-related infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Cerebral ventricular shunt infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), especially strains with elevated minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values, have a poor prognosis. Monitoring serum vancomycin (VCM) levels with therapeutic drug monitoring and maintai...

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Autores principales: Mizuno, Shinsuke, Koyama, Junji, Kurosawa, Hiroshi, Kasai, Masashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10643370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37271777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-023-06004-0