Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Vancomycin Concentrations for the Management of Bone and Joint Infections: An Urgent Need

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Vancomycin Concentrations for the Management of Bone and Joint Infections: An Urgent Need

Vancomycin is used for the treatment of bone and joint infections (BJI), but scarce information is available about its pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) characteristics. We aimed to identify the risk factors associated with the non-achievement of an optimal PK/PD target in the first therapeuti...

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Main Authors: Laura Rio-No, Luisa Sorli, Alba Arderiu-Formenti, Marta De Antonio, Lucas Martorell, Isaac Subirana, Lluis Puig, Albert Alier, Joan Gómez-Junyent, Daniel Pérez-Prieto, Sonia Luque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
bone and joint infections
vancomycin
therapeutic drug monitoring
pharmacokinetics
nephrotoxicity
dosage regimens
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/2/113

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