Monitoring of Serum Vancomycin Concentrations in Pediatric Patients with Normal Renal Function

Vancomycin is a a glycopeptide antibiotic with bacetiocidal effects on gram positive bacteria by interfering with cell wall synthesis. The necessity for monitoring of serum vancomycin concentrations (SVCs) has been recently noticed at many institutions because of concerns for its nephrotoxicity. We...

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Main Authors: Ghamar Taj Khotaei, Sara Jam, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Fatemeh Motamed, Farideh Nejat, Mohammad Taghi Haghi Ashtiani, Mina Izadyar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-03-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/15251.pdf&manuscript_id=15251