Introduction: The use of vancomycin is common among hospitalized children. We sought to
evaluate the impact of prospective audit with real-time feedback on vancomycin use and …

Background Recommendations to prevent the spread of vancomycin resistance have been
in place since 1995 and include guidelines for inpatient pediatric use of vancomycin. The …

Background: Vancomycin treatment failures in adults with methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia are well documented despite established therapeutic …

Objectives. To assess vancomycin utilization at children's hospitals, to determine risk factors
for vancomycin use and length of therapy, and to facilitate adapting recommendations to …

Background: We evaluated the performance of two consecutive antimicrobial stewardship
interventions on vancomycin use. Methods: Prospective audit with intervention and real time …

Objectives: To characterize vancomycin use at a pediatric tertiary-care hospital, to
discriminate between initial (≤ 72 hours) and prolonged (> 72 hours) inappropriate use, and …

Background: Increasing rates of resistant gram-positive coccal infections led to an increased
use of vancomycin. We evaluated the impact of implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship …

Monitoring of vancomycin trough concentrations is recommended for pediatric patients in the
product label and by several professional societies. However, among a network of …

Objective. To describe the epidemiology of vancomycin usage at a children's hospital.
Methods. A cohort study of patients at Egleston Children's Hospital who were charged for the …

OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this retrospective study was to determine if
implementation of vancomycin monitoring criteria could reduce the number of serum …