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Therapeutic drug monitoring of cerebrospinal fluid vancomycin concentration during intraventricular administration.

Authors :
Popa D
Loewenstein L
Lam SW
Neuner EA
Ahrens CL
Bhimraj A
Source :
The Journal of hospital infection [J Hosp Infect] 2016 Feb; Vol. 92 (2), pp. 199-202. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Nov 06.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Limited data are available on intraventricular vancomycin dosing for meningitis. This study explored clinical characteristics that correlated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations. Over a nine-year period, 13 patients with 34 CSF vancomycin concentrations were evaluated. CSF output and time from dose correlated with CSF vancomycin concentration. No relationship was seen with regards to CSF protein, white blood cell count or glucose.<br /> (Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1532-2939
Volume :
92
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Journal of hospital infection
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26654472
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2015.10.017