Continuous infusion of vancomycin in neonates

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 478-479

  Patel, Anisa D ^a   Anand, Dhullipala ^a   Lucas, Carol ^a   Thomson, Alison H ^b,c  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; NEWBORN CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DRUG INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84877588616     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303197     Document Type: Letter

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