Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin in adults summary of consensus recommendations from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.

MJ, Rybak; BM, Lomaestro; JC, Rotschafer; RC Jr, Moellering; WA, Craig; M, Billeter; JR, Dalovisio; DP, Levine

doi:10.1592/phco.29.11.1275

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Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin in adults summary of consensus recommendations from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.

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Rybak MJ

Lomaestro BM

Rotschafer JC

Abstract

Vancomycin is a commonly used antibiotic due to its effectiveness in treating serious gram-positive infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. As commercial drug assays and a multitude of pharmacokinetic data from a variety of patient populations are widely available, therapeu...

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