Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(6):657-667. The relationship between MRSA vancomycin MIC and mortality in vancomycin-treated patients with hospital acquired pneumonia, ventilator-associated ...

In patients with suspected sepsis, the use of β-lactam therapy prior to vancomycin was associated with lower risk of in-hospital mortality compared with vancomycin prior to β-lactam therapy. The ...

Timing of troughs Troughs should be obtained at steady state: approximately prior to the fifth dose IIB Optimal trough concentrations Should be >10 mg/l at a minimum to avoid development of ...