Serum levels of vancomycin: is there a prediction using doses in mg/kg/day or m2/day for neonates?
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus has been identified as the main nosocomial agent of neonatal late-onset sepsis. However, based on the pharmacokinetics and erratic distribution of vancomycin, recommended empirical dose is not ideal, due to the inappropriate serum levels that have been measured in n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016301222 |