Using AUC/MIC to guide vancomycin dosing: ready for prime time?

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Apr;26(4):406-408. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.12.023. Epub 2020 Jan 9.

Author

N E Holmes¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Medicine and Radiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: natasha.holmes@austin.org.au.

PMID: 31927116
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.12.023

No abstract available

Keywords: AUC/MIC; Monitoring; Mortality; Pharmacodynamic; Pharmacokinetic; Treatment failure; Vancomycin.

MeSH terms

Area Under Curve
Humans
Infections / drug therapy*
Periodicals as Topic*
Vancomycin / administration & dosage
Vancomycin / therapeutic use*

Substances

Vancomycin