Does contemporary vancomycin dosing achieve therapeutic targets in a heterogeneous clinical cohort of critically ill patients? Data from the multinational DALI study

Blot, Stijn; Koulenti, Despoina; AKOVA, MURAT; Bassetti, Matteo; De Waele, Jan; Dimopoulos, George; Kaukonen, Kirsi-Maija; Martin, Claude; Montravers, Philippe; Rello, Jordi; Rhodes, Andrew; Starr, Therese; Wallis, Steven; Lipman, Jeffrey; Roberts, Jason

doi:10.1186/cc13874

Does contemporary vancomycin dosing achieve therapeutic targets in a heterogeneous clinical cohort of critically ill patients? Data from the multinational DALI study

Blot S., Koulenti D., AKOVA M., Bassetti M., De Waele J. J., Dimopoulos G., ...More

CRITICAL CARE, vol.18, no.3, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 18 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1186/cc13874
Journal Name: CRITICAL CARE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The objective of this study was to describe the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in ICU patients and to examine whether contemporary antibiotic dosing results in concentrations that have been associated with favourable response.