Higher doses of vancomycin are currently prescribed due to the emergence of bacterial tolerance and resistance. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the currently adopted vancomycin dosing guide in pediatric cardiology. This was a sing
710: EVALUATION OF A PEDIATRIC VANCOMYCIN DOSING GUIDELINEdoi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000528724.62131.aeKristin CrosbyMichelle PasciollaElena Mendez-RicoChristine KubinSteven PonCritical Care Medicine
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the currently adopted vancomycin dosing guide in pediatric cardiology. Methods: This was a single-center prospective cohort study with pediatric cardiac patients, younger than 14 years, from June 2020 to March 2021. The patients received ...
A consensus guideline published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) provides recommendations for vancomycin dosing and...
Measurements and Main ResultsThe survey population represented a wide range of patient populations (96% adult, 49% pediatric, and 23% long-term care) and settings (52% not-for-profit nonuniversity, 31% university based, and 11% for profit). Automatic consultation of pharmacy services for all...
3 doses; however, higher doses may be prescribed1. Although the established pediatric doses vary according to the age range described below[1, 3], no consensus has been reached regarding the adequate dose of vancomycin for children.
Buddy Creech, in Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Sixth Edition), 2023 Vancomycin Vancomycin is a glycopeptide that inhibits synthesis and assembly of the second stage of cell wall peptidoglycan in gram-positive bacteria. Vancomycin is the therapeutic agent of choice for HA-...
AUC monitoring starts to emerge. In the following content, we will discuss traditional trough and AUC monitoring. However, vancomycin dosing strategies in special population or circumstance such as obesity, pediatric or hemodialysis/...
RYBAKM J,LEJ,LODISET P, et al. Therapeutic monito-ring of vancomycin for serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections:a revised consensus guideline and review by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists,the Infectious Diseases Society of America,the Pediatric Infectious Diseases...
Vancomycin is used in the treatment of the following types of bacterial infections in both adult and pediatric patients: Staphylococcal enterocolitis Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea Infective endocarditis Septicemia Bone infections Skin and skin structure infections ...