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.

(HealthDay)—The target trough concentration of vancomycin seems to be lower for adolescents than for adults, according to a study published online June 13 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(6):657-667. The relationship between MRSA vancomycin MIC and mortality in vancomycin-treated patients with hospital acquired pneumonia, ventilator-associated ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vancomycin, the only available glycopeptide antibiotic in the United States, continues to be a mainstay of ...

VANCOMYCIN is a penicillinase-resistant antibiotic that may be used in the treatment of staphylococcal infections. Because it is known to be excreted chiefly through the kidneys in normal persons 1 ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Nephrotoxicity from vancomycin therapy develops more quickly in children than adults, according to a study characterizing the renal complications associated with the antibiotic. The ...

Vancomycin has only rarely been implicated as a cause of thrombocytopenia, and there is only limited evidence that this complication is caused by immune mechanisms. We conducted a study to determine ...

A new clinical trial explores the use of low-dose oral vancomycin to prevent Clostridioides difficile recurrence in high-risk patients taking antibiotics. While the data suggest a possible benefit, ...