Initial dosing of vancomycin in critically ill patients

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-92

  Kees, Martin G ^a   Vögeler, Stephan ^a   Hilpert, Justus W ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

APACHE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APACHE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SEPSIS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 79958064655     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.03.009     Document Type: Letter

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