Purpose. Vancomycin dosages in overweight and obese children were evaluated. Methods. This retrospective study evaluated data for children who were age 2–17 years, received i.v. vancomycin, and were ...

Background. Oritavancin is a lipoglycopeptide antibiotic with rapid bactericidal activity against gram-positive bacteria. Its concentration-dependent activity and long half-life allow for single-dose ...

CHICAGO — Low-dose intraosseous regional administration of vancomycin in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty produced four to five times the antibiotic concentration in subcutaneous ...

“It’s genuinely surprising that the add-on gives vancomycin any ability at all to hit gram negatives,” says Kim Lewis, an ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68(21):2062-2068. The current dose and interval recommended for vancomycin treatment in children range from 10 to 15 mg/kg every 6–8 hours, depending on the indication. [6 ...