Factors predicting vancomycin therapy outcomes in hemodialysis outpatients and the role of the nephrology stewardship pharmacist.
Wasim S El NekidyMaher M El-MasriDavid P NicolauDerrick SoongPublished in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2019)
The suggested vancomycin pre-HD concentration in the guidelines did not predict the treatment outcomes. Patients with bacteremia and/or skin or soft tissue infections were more likely to achieve clinical cure than patients with diabetic foot/osteomyelitis infections.