SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Weight-based vancomycin dosing may provide a higher rate of adequate concentration for an entire surgical procedure—from the time of incision until complete wound closure—in patients ...

A single dose of antibiotics prior to surgery appears to prevent infections occurring at the surgical site as effectively as a 24-hour dosing regimen, and with reduced antibiotic costs, according to ...

The use of oral vancomycin prophylaxis was associated with a significant decrease in the recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection, according to a poster presentation at the Interscience ...

Expert Rev Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Res. 2010;10(3):317-328. Regimens for Patients Allergic toβ-lactams Although no formal guidelines exist for choosing a prophylaxis agent for patients with a ...

Background: Vancomycin is administered as antimicrobial prophylaxis to patients undergoing cardiac surgery, an intervention that usually requires cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Previous studies ...

C. difficile infection recurrence rates were numerically lower with vancomycin than with placebo, though the difference was not significant. However, the results could be clinically meaningful, an ...

A one-time dose of gentamicin, or vancomycin plus gentamicin, for surgical prophylaxis in older patients undergoing radical cystectomy is a safe option, with no increased risk of postoperative acute ...

Giving a single dose of preventative antibiotics to all women after childbirth involving forceps or vacuum extraction could prevent almost half of maternal infections including sepsis -- equivalent to ...