Use with Caution: High Doses of Vancomycin Fuel Risk of Kidney Damage in Children - 12/22/14

Results of a small Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study show that hospitalized children given high-dose IV infusions of the antibiotic vancomycin to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections face an increased risk for kidney damage — an often reversible but sometimes serious complication.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - Category: Research Source Type: news