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1644. Quantifying Empiric Vancomycin Overuse in Two Tertiary Care Pediatric Intensive Care Units

BACKGROUND: Vancomycin is among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in US children’s hospitals. When used empirically for sepsis, vancomycin primarily targets methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We aimed to quantify empiric vancomycin overuse among critically ill children with s...

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Autores principales: Chiotos, Kathleen, Newland, Jason, Starnes, Luke, Meyahnwi, Didien, Same, Rebecca G, Lautenbach, Ebbing, Szymczak, Julia E, Gerber, Jeffrey S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678511/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1478