Purpose. Seven methods for estimating vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameters were studied to determine which method best predicted measured concentrations for patients at a community teaching hospital.

Purpose. Vancomycin dosages in overweight and obese children were evaluated. Methods. This retrospective study evaluated data for children who were age 2–17 years, received i.v. vancomycin, and were ...

Jennifer Le, PharmD Pediatric patients who attain higher trough levels of the drug may be at higher risk of kidney damage. SAN FRANCISCO—Nephrotoxicity from vancomycin therapy develops more quickly in ...

Comparison of Clinical and Microbiologic Characteristics of Strains of Vancomycin-Resistant Group B Streptococcus in Two Patients. The second patient was a 48-year-old man with end-stage renal disease ...

Guidelines recommend against use of midline catheters for vancomycin-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), but evidence supporting the guidance is limited. This retrospective study ...

Patients admitted to the hospital for the common bacterial skin infection cellulitis should be treated as a first line of defense with the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin rather than other ...

Fecal microbiota transplant was noninferior to vancomycin as the initial treatment for C. diff in a randomized, open-label trial. Transplant showed slightly higher cure rates without recurrence and ...