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Laboratory correlation between vancomycin levels and serum creatinine in the nephrotoxicity of vancomycin

Cogent Medicine, 2016
Reports about relationship on renal function and vancomycin exposure are conflicted and limited. Goals: To identify if high serum vancomycin levels precede changes in serum creatinine or if it is secondary to reduced glomerular filtration and to analyze ...
Luiza K.R.P. Araújo, Yule A. Ueno, Thais Gentil, Emília M.D. Soeiro, Isac Castro, Sandra M. Laranja, Benedito Jorge Pereira   +6 more
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Immunoglobulin E-mediated hypersensitivity reaction after intraperitoneal administration of vancomycin

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2015
Intraperitoneal (IP) vancomycin is widely used to treat Gram-positive peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis. There have been two cases of red man syndrome (RMS), a vancomycin-specific nonimmunologic reaction, associated with IP vancomycin ...
Mun-Ju Hwang, Jun-Young Do, Eun-Woo Choi, Joon-Hyuk Seo, Yoon-Jung Nam, Kyung-Woo Yoon, Jong-Won Park, Kyu-Hyang Cho, Seok-Hui Kang, Hyun-Jung Jin   +9 more
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Environmental contamination by vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in Swedish broiler production

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2009
Background Vancomycin resistant enterococci are a frequent cause of nosocomial infections and their presence among farm animals is unwanted. Using media supplemented with vancomycin an increase in the proportion of samples from Swedish broilers positive ...
Nilsson Oskar, Greko Christina, Bengtsson Björn   +2 more
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Renal Protective Effect of Sulbutiamine, Thiamine, Riboflavin and their Combinations on Vancomycin-Induced Acute Renal Failure in Male Rats

Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Background: The main mechanisms thought to be involved in the pathophysiology of acute renal failure with vancomycin treatment are oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis.  In this study we evaluated the potential effects of sulbutiamine, thiamine,
Dayan K. Jabbar , Ghaith A. Jasim, Muthana I. Al-Ezzi   +2 more
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Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus with reduced vancomycin susceptibility derivated in vitro

Open Medicine, 2018
Vancomycin has been the primary agent used to treat serious Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection for many years. However, the rise of MRSA infection rates and the extensive use of vancomycin have led to the emergence of reduced ...
Xu Jia, Pang Long, Ma Xiao Xue, Hu Jian, Tian Yuan, Yang Ya Li, Sun Dan Dan   +6 more
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Effect of an intervention targeting inappropriate continued empirical parenteral vancomycin use: a quasi-experimental study in a region of high MRSA prevalence

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Despite vancomycin use is a major risk factor for the emergence of vancomycin resistance, it is frequently inappropriately prescribed, especially as empirical treatment.
Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Hei Lim Koo, Doran Yoon, Ji Yun Bae, Eunyoung Lee, Joo-Hee Hwang, Kyoung-Ho Song, Wan Beom Park, Ji Hwan Bang, Eu Suk Kim, Hong Bin Kim, Sang Won Park, Myoung-don Oh, Nam Joong Kim   +13 more
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Vancomycin Pharmacokinetic Parameters in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)

International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research, 2013
Background: Vancomycin is used abundantly in patients undergoing HSCT, especially during neutropenic fever. Despite its widespread use little is known about vancomycin pharmacokinetics in HSCT patients.
Maryam Taghizadeh Ghehi, Saeed Rezaee, Alireza Hayatshahi, Molouk Hadjibabaie, Kheirollah Gholami, Mohammadreza Javadi, Seyed Hamid Khoee, Mania Radfar, Mohsen Esfandbod, Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh   +9 more
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Vancomycin Removal During High-Volume Peritoneal Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury Patients: A Prospective Cohort Clinical Study

Kidney International Reports, 2019
Introduction: Vancomycin pharmacokinetic data in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) on high-volume peritoneal dialysis (HVPD) are lacking. The aims were to study the pharmacokinetics of i.v.
Daniela Ponce, Welder Zamoner, Fernanda Moreira Freitas, André Balbi, Linda Awdishu   +4 more
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A rare case of infant eosinophilia induced by oral vancomycin: a case report and literature review

Journal of International Medical Research, 2023
Oral vancomycin is mainly used to treat and prevent active Clostridium difficile infection. Because it is widely believed that there is a very low absorption rate via the gastrointestinal tract, reports of adverse reactions following oral vancomycin ...
Yali Wu, Wei Yin, Shan Guo, Fang Wang
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The Whole Price of Vancomycin: Toxicities, Troughs, and Time

Drugs, 2017
Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that is active against Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Nephrotoxicity, which is usually reversible, is the most serious common adverse effect of vancomycin. Vancomycin-
Meghan N. Jeffres
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