Augmented Renal Clearance in Severe Infections—An Important Consideration in Vancomycin Dosing: A Narrative Review

Augmented Renal Clearance in Severe Infections—An Important Consideration in Vancomycin Dosing: A Narrative Review

Vancomycin is a hydrophilic antibiotic widely used in severe infections, including bacteremia and central nervous system (CNS) infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), coagulase-negative staphylococci and enterococci. Appropriate antimic...

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Main Authors: Qile Xiao, Hainan Zhang, Xiaomei Wu, Jian Qu, Lixia Qin, Chunyu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
vancomycin
critically ill
infection
augmented renal clearance
pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.835557/full

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