Severe Apnea in a Premature Infant after Accidental Vancomycin Overdose Responsive to Treatment with Exchange Transfusion

Background: Mostly seen toxicities following vancomycin are ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. We here report a very low birth weight preterm neonate who developed severe episodes of apnea after accidental iatrogenic vancomycin overdose, responsive to treatment with double volume exchange transfusion....

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Main Authors: Sezin Unal, Canan Turkyilmaz, Hulya Kayilioglu, Selma Aktas, Yildiz Atalay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology
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Online Access:http://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/article_6883_64ead903cc108b4027142adee7055526.pdf