Vancomycin Therapeutic Regime Adjustment In Newborn And Infant With Bacterial Infection: Case Series.

CONCLUSION: The pharmacokinetic adjustment has been proven to be an useful and necessary tool to increase therapeutic efficacy and treatment benefits. Then the standard dose of vancomycin can be used to initiate therapy in neonates and infants admitted to the ICU, but after reaching the drug steady state, the dosing regimen should be individualized and guided by pharmacokinetic parameters.
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Source: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - March 18, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Bidu NS, Fernandes BJD, Dias EJC, Filho JNC, de Andrade Bastos RE, Godoy ALPC, Azeredo FJ, Pedreira JNR, Couto RD Tags: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Source Type: research