Predicting Maintenance Doses of Vancomycin for Hospitalized Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of death in patients undergoing hemodialysis. However, controversy exists about the optimal dose of vancomycin that will yield the recommended pre-hemodialysis serum concentration of 15–20 mg/L. OBJECTIVE: To develop a data-d...

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Published in:Can J Hosp Pharm
Main Authors: El Nekidy, Wasim S, El-Masri, Maher M, Umstead, Greg S, Dehoorne-Smith, Michelle
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5085318/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27826151
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