|
| Silva,Dáfne Cardoso Bourguignon da; Seixas,Gláucia Toribio Finoti; Araujo,Orlei Ribeiro de; Arduini,Rodrigo Genaro; Carlesse,Fabianne Altruda de Moraes Costa; Petrilli,Antonio Sergio. |
| BACKGROUND: Usual treatment regimens with vancomycin often fail to provide adequate serum levels in patients with severe infections. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of vancomycin trough serum measurements. The following parameters were calculated by Bayesian analysis: vancomycin clearance, distribution volume, and peak estimated concentrations. The area under the concentration curve (AUC) (total daily dose/24 h clearance of vancomycin) was used to determine the effectiveness of treatment through the ratio of AUC/minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) above 400, using MIC = 1 µg/mL, based on isolates of Staphylococci in cultures. RESULTS: Sixty-one vancomycin trough measurements were analyzed in 31 patients. AUC/MIC > 400 was obtained in 34 out of 61... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Immunosuppression; Drug resistance; Microbial; Staphylococcus; Anti-bacterial agents; Pharmacokinetics. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000400009 |
