The relationship between trough concentration of vancomycin and effect on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in critically ill patients

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 617-619

  Cheong, J Y ^a   Makmor Bakry, M ^a   Lau, C L ^b   Abdul Rahman, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TROUGH PLASMA CONCENTRATION;

EID: 84863729544     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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