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2332. Higher Pediatric Vancomycin Dosing Trends Toward Improved Therapeutic Troughs

BACKGROUND: Vancomycin is challenging to dose due to a narrow therapeutic index. Inadequate dosing undertreats dangerous infections, while high doses can cause Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Standard pediatric vancomycin dosing (40–60 mg/kg/day) often produces inadequate troughs. Our institution began p...

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Autores principales: Boeglin, August, Yonemura, Len, Melish, Marian, Ching, Natascha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253463/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1985