Targeting Gentamicin Concentrations in Babies: The Younger the Baby, the Larger the Loading Dose and the Longer the Dose Interval

Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 98-101

  Yeung, Melinda Y ^a   Smyth, John P ^a  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; SEPSIS;

EID: 0033920942     PISSN: 03106810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jppr200030398     Document Type: Article

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