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 …

This study was performed to determine whether van-comycin use at our pediatric hospital
was consistent with modified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines …

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

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 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 …

Objective: To determine the proportion of vancomycin orders that are appropriate according
to national guidelines and to identify targets for educational messages. Design: Population …

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: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend hospitals develop
guidelines for the appropriate use of vancomycin as part of comprehensive antimicrobial …

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