Vancomycin associated acute kidney injury in patients with infectious endocarditis: a large retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Pan Kunming (Author), Huang Ying (Author), Xu Chenqi (Author), Chen Zhangzhang (Author), Ding Xiaoqiang (Author), Li Xiaoyu (Author), Xu Xialian (Author), Lv Qianzhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vancomycin remains the cornerstone antibiotic for the treatment of infective endocarditis (IE). Vancomycin has been associated with significant nephrotoxicity. However, vancomycin associated acute kidney injury (AKI) has not been evaluated in patients with IE. We conducted this large ret...