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Correction: Vancomycin Dosing and Monitoring

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • April 20, 2009;  (Issue 1310)
(Med Lett Drugs Ther 2009; 51:25) In the paragraph on dosing, the second-to-last sentence should have said that the new recommendations suggest considering use of an alternative antibiotic when the MIC for the...
(Med Lett Drugs Ther 2009; 51:25) In the paragraph on dosing, the second-to-last sentence should have said that the new recommendations suggest considering use of an alternative antibiotic when the MIC for the infecting organism is ≥2 mg/L, not >2 mg/L.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2009 Apr 20;51(1310):32 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Vancomycin Dosing and Monitoring

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • April 6, 2009;  (Issue 1309)
Consensus recommendations for dosing and therapeutic monitoring of intravenous (IV) vancomycin (Vancocin, and others) were recently published. IV vancomycin has been used for decades as an alternative to...
Consensus recommendations for dosing and therapeutic monitoring of intravenous (IV) vancomycin (Vancocin, and others) were recently published. IV vancomycin has been used for decades as an alternative to penicillins for treatment of serious infections due to gram-positive cocci. In recent years, the widest use of the drug has been for treatment of serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2009 Apr 6;51(1309):25 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction