Vancomycin nephrotoxicity may be overstated

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 865-866

  Moffett, Brady S ^a   Kim, Shelly ^a   Edwards, Morven ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; FUROSEMIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY; MALE; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 79954418768     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.12.018     Document Type: Letter

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