Prospective validation of neonatal vancomycin dosing regimens is urgently needed

• Main Authors: Anaïs Vandendriessche, MD (Author), Karel Allegaert, MD, PhD (Author), Veerle Cossey, MD, PhD (Author), Gunnar Naulaers, MD, PhD (Author), Veroniek Saegeman, MD, PhD (Author), Anne Smits, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Although vancomycin is frequently used to treat neonatal late-onset sepsis, there is no consensus on the optimal dosing regimen. Because many neonates needed dosing adaptation due to suboptimal trough values, the vancomycin dosing regimen in our neonatal department was changed during 201...