Relationship Status between Vancomycin Loading Dose and Treatment Failure in Patients with MRSA Bacteremia: It’s Complicated

Relationship Status between Vancomycin Loading Dose and Treatment Failure in Patients with MRSA Bacteremia: It’s Complicated

Abstract Introduction A one-time vancomycin loading dose of 25–30 mg/kg is recommended in the current iteration of the vancomycin consensus guidelines in order to more rapidly achieve target serum concentrations and hasten clinical improvement. However, there are few clinical data to support this pr...

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Main Authors: Jessica K. Ortwine, Evan J. Zasowski, Jason M. Pogue, Claudia Hanni, Chris Giuliano, Anthony M. Casapao, Ryan Mynatt, Michael J. Rybak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2019-10-01
Series:Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Subjects:
Bacteremia
Failure
Loading dose
Nephrotoxicity
Vancomycin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40121-019-00268-3

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