Pediatric Nephrotoxicity: How Aware Are We?

• Main Authors: Cátia Raquel Figueiredo (Author), Filipa Durão (Author), Ana Zagalo (Author), Ana Rita Sande (Author), José Eduardo Silva (Author), Rosário Stone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Publicações Ciência e Vida, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Vancomycin and aminoglycosides are potentially nephrotoxic broad-spectrum antibiotics, which can be used both in the treatment of severe infections and in surgical prophylaxis, in pediatric patients. Prolonged antibiotic therapy and high trough concentrations are associated with toxicity. Additional...