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Vancomycin clearance in overweight and obese patients

Authors :
Brian L. Erstad
David E. Nix
Kathryn R. Matthias
Source :
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 68:1776-1777
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2011.

Abstract

We read with interest the recent article by Leong et al.[1][1] concerning the use of adjusted body weight (AdjBW) for determining clearance (CL) of vancomycin in overweight and obese patients. Several previous publications involving the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in this population have

Details

ISSN :
15352900 and 10792082
Volume :
68
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9bce0d87fe627283cc580f1cfe90ee18
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2146/ajhp110214