Gentamicin and acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy in the context of a restrictive antibiotic policy

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1936-1938

  Helps, Aileen ^a   Deighan, Christopher ^a   Gourlay, Ysobel ^b   Seaton, R Andrew ^b  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aminoglycosides; Haemodialysis; Haemofiltration; Nephrotoxicity

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; GENTAMICINS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79960473431     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr177     Document Type: Letter

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