Empiric guideline-recommended weight-based vancomycin dosing and mortality in methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study</it>

Empiric guideline-recommended weight-based vancomycin dosing and mortality in methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>No studies have evaluated the effect of guideline-recommended weight-based dosing on in-hospital mortality of patients with methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> bacteremia.</p> <p>Methods</p...

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Main Authors: Hall Ronald G, Giuliano Christopher A, Haase Krystal K, Hazlewood Kathleen A, Frei Chistopher R, Forcade Nicolas A, Brouse Sara D, Bell Todd, Bedimo Roger J, Alvarez Carlos A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Weight
Obesity
Efficacy
MRSA
Vancomycin
Bacteremia
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/104

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