Administration of vancomycin continues to be common despite perceived concerns of increased MICs, treatment failures and toxicity. In 2009, a consensus guideline was published in an effort to optimize ...

The addition of vancomycin to beta-lactam prophylaxis in arthroplasty may reduce surgical-site infections; however, the efficacy and safety are unclear. A total of 4239 patients underwent ...

Guidelines recommend against use of midline catheters for vancomycin-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), but evidence supporting the guidance is limited. This retrospective study ...

A breakeven analysis showed use of local vancomycin powder was cost-effective as prophylaxis against shoulder arthroplasty infection, according to study results presented at the American Shoulder and ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinical response was noted in 47.6% of patients treated with oral vancomycin therapy for IBD associated with ...

Fidaxomicin should be the antibiotic of choice when treating adults with Clostridioides difficile infection, according to new guidance from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society ...

Patients admitted to the hospital for the common bacterial skin infection cellulitis should be treated as a first line of defense with the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin rather than other ...

Vancomycin is a generic prescription drug that’s used to treat certain types of bacterial infections in adults and children. Vancomycin’s cost may depend on factors such as your dosage, whether you ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(6):657-667. The relationship between MRSA vancomycin MIC and mortality in vancomycin-treated patients with hospital acquired pneumonia, ventilator-associated ...