Case report: risk of skin necrosis related to injectable vancomycin in critically ill newborn infants
Abstract Background Vancomycin is commonly used as part of empiric antibiotic therapy in the preterm infants who develop signs and symptoms of infection. Although skin necrosis has been noted to occur following injection of vancomycin into a peripheral vein in an adult patient, this complication has...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02824-8 |