The use of actual bodyweight for dosing of morbidly obese patients is controversial. New data suggests an adjusted weight may be more appropriate. The impact of generic vancomycin upon efficacy ...

Methods. The original vancomycin-dosing algorithm used at our hemodialysis unit required stat orders for serum vancomycin concentrations before each hemodialysis session to determine the dose of ...

Antibiotics such as vancomycin require careful monitoring and dosing regimens that take into account patient-specific factors impacted by the drug’s pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics ...

Preclinical models and newer urinary biomarkers provide a feasible pathway to creating safer vancomycin treatment courses for patients. Positive findings can be carried forward to create Precision ...

Vancomycin (as HCl) 500mg/vial, 1g/vial; lyophilized pwd for IV infusion after reconstitution and dilution. The bactericidal action of vancomycin results primarily from inhibition of cell-wall ...

specialists reported the first full vancomycin-resistant strain of Staph aureus. By definition, such strains require a dose of vancomycin greater than or equal to 16 micrograms per milliliter to ...

For patients with rCDI, fidaxomicin is preferred due to its lower recurrence rate compared to vancomycin. Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin, which involves a tapered dosing regimen, has shown promising ...

Clostridioides difficile infection is a major healthcare-associated infection, causing significant morbidity and mortality, ...